Tougas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Tougas family

The surname Tougas was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Touques at the mouth of the river Touques in the arrondissement of Pont-l'Evêque. At the mouth of this river stood the castle of Touques, and the Seigneurial family stood high in the aristocratic families of Normandy.

Early History of the Tougas family

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Tougas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tougas, Tougat, Touguas, Touguat, Tougue, Tougues, Touquas, Touquat, Touque, Touques, le Tougas, du Touguas, le Touquas, du Touquas, le Touques and many more.

Early Notables of the Tougas family

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Tougas migration to the United States +

Tougas Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Tougas, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Mantinia, in 1903
Vasilios Tougas, aged 22, who landed in America from Olympia, in 1904
W. L. Tougas, aged 57, who settled in America, in 1911
Jennie Tougas, aged 37, who immigrated to Freeport, Ill., in 1923

Tougas migration to Canada +

Tougas Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Guillaume Tougas, who arrived in Quebec from Normandy in 1695

Contemporary Notables of the name Tougas (post 1700) +

Marie-Soleil Tougas (1970-1997), Canadian actress and TV host from Quebec who died tragically in a plane crash
Maurice Tougas (b. 1956), Canadian provincial politician in Alberta, MLA for Edmonton Meadowlark (2004-2008)