Sauzet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Sauzet family

The surname Sauzet was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat at Le Saussaye in Eure in the arrondissement of Louviers, in the canton of Amfreville-La-Campagne. Anschetil was the ancestor of this great aristocratic family of Saussaye. La Saussaye was a fief of the Norman branch of the Harcourts. In the registers of Philip Augustus in 1212 they were listed as sub-infeudated fees (vassal of a feudal lord) of Breteuil.

Early History of the Sauzet family

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Sauzet Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Saucey, Saucy, Saussay, Saussaye, Saucier and others.

Early Notables of the Sauzet family

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Sauzet Ranking

In France, the name Sauzet is the 6,915^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Sauzet family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Sauzet has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Sauzet were Louis Saucier who arrived in Quebec in 1671 from Ile-de-France; Jean Soucy arrived in Quebec from Orléannais in 1670.

Contemporary Notables of the name Sauzet (post 1700) +

Robert Sauzet (1927-2023), French historian, Director of the Centre for Advanced Renaissance Studies (1985-1991)

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/