Sauvain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Sauvain family

The surname Sauvain was first found in Poitou, a part of Aquitane, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Vienne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Sauvain family

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Sauvain Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Savant, Sauvan, Sauvent, Sauvain, Sauvanelle, Sauvanet, Sauvannon, Silvain, Sylvain, Silvan and many more.

Early Notables of the Sauvain family

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Sauvain migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sauvain Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Abram Sauvain, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1788 1
Jean Pierre Sauvain, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1788 1

Citations +

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)