Regner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Regner family

The surname Regner was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this respected family has held a family seat since the days of yore.

Several members were recognized or honoured for their valuable service, including: Jean-François Regnard (1655-1709), who was a noted writer and comic poet; Joseph-Etienne, Prefect, who was named Knight of the Empire in 1809, then Baron of the Empire in 1810; Joseph-Pierre, a Colonel, who was made Baron of the Empire in 1808.

Early History of the Regner family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Regner research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1435, 1481, 1490, 1594, 1622, 1655, 1706 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Regner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Regner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Regnard, Regnards, Regnarde, Regnardes, Regnare, Regnares, Regnart, Regnarts, Regnarte, Regnartes, de Regnard, du Regnard, Regnaud, Regnier, Regnold and many more.

Early Notables of the Regner family

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Regner Ranking

In the United States, the name Regner is the 16,032^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Regner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Regner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Xaver Regner, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
Martin Regner, aged 10, who landed in America in 1854 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Regner (post 1700) +

Frank P. Regner, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912 (alternate), 1928; Member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1936 3
David J. Regner, American politician, Member of Illinois State House of Representatives 3rd District, 1967-73; Member of Illinois State Senate 3rd District, 1973-81 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html