Ternon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• France

Etymology of Ternon

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Ternon first began in medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Ternon family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Ternon was a common name for a tenant farmer. Looking back further, we find the name Ternon was originally from the Old French word tenant, which referred to someone who lived on and farmed an area of land which was owned by someone else.

Early Origins of the Ternon family

Early History of the Ternon family

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Ternon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ternant, Ternants, Ternante, Ternantes, Ternan, Ternans, Ternane, Ternanes, Tairnant, Tairnants, Tairnante, Tairnantes, Tairenant, Tairenants, Tairenante, Tairenantes, Ternont, Ternonts, Ternonte, Ternontes, Ternon, Ternons, Ternone, Ternones, Ternond, Ternonds, Ternonde, Ternondes, de Ternant and many more.

Early Notables of the Ternon family

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Migration of the Ternon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Simon Peter Ternantz who settled in Philadelphia in 1750; John Ternan settled in Philadelphia in 1850; Michael Ternan settled in Philadelphia in 1853..