| ![Show Contents]() Tisserand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
France
Etymology of TisserandWhat does the name Tisserand mean? The Périgord region of France is the ancient homeland of this noble name. Early Origins of the Tisserand familyThe surname Tisserand was first found in Périgord, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times. Many of the branches had their noble status maintained in 1599, 1634, 1667, 1668, 1715 and so on. In recognition of their valiant conduct at war, many members of this noble family received lands and titles and were prominent citizens. This family had many members who were admitted to the Order of the Knights of Malta and to the Knights of Saint Cyr in 1706, 1751, 1768, and on August 7, 1773, Jeanne from the Redon branch of the family was admitted. Many distinctive members of the Tessieres family participated in the Assembly of Notables in 1789. Urbain Tessier, born in 1624, son of Artus and Jeanne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After settling in the Canadian province of Quebec he married Marie Archambault, daughter of Jacques and Françoise, on 28th September 1648. They remained together in Quebec until Urbain's death at Montreal on 21st March 1689. 1 Early History of the Tisserand familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tisserand research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1130, 1247, 1255, 1325, 1447, 1470 and 1542 are included under the topic Early Tisserand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tisserand Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tessieres, Teyssières, Teissière, Tessier, Tessiere, Tesieres, Tesierres, Tesier, Les Teyssieres, La Teissiere, La Tesiere, Tissier, Le Tissier, Letessier, Tisserand, Tesserand, Tessereau, Tissot and many more. Early Notables of the Tisserand familyPierre Le Tessier (1255-1325), French cardinal, abbot of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse; Raymond Tessieres Lord of Jumihac in 1447. Jean Tixier de Ravisi (c. 1470-1542) was a French Renaissance humanist scholar and...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tisserand Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tisserand RankingFrance, the name Tisserand is the 555th most popular surname with an estimated 8,405 people with that name. 2
| Tisserand migration to Canada | + |
Tisserand Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Jaque Tisserand, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
 |
