Show ContentsTostain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Tostain Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Early Origins of the Tostain family

The surname Tostain was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, 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 Calvados 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 Tostain family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tostain research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1665, 1700 and 1754 are included under the topic Early Tostain History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tostain Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Totel, du Tot, Tostain, Toustain, Totain, Toutain, Tautain, Totin, Total and many more.

Early Notables of the Tostain family

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Tostain Ranking

In France, the name Tostain is the 7,602nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Tostain migration to the United States+



Tostain Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Tostain, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719
  • Pierre Tostain, aged 23, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)

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