The distinguished surname Vézinas is a topographic name from a diminutive of an Occitan equivalent of voisin ‘neighboring’, or a habitational name from Le Vézinat, a place in Dordogne, in both cases ultimately from Latin vicinus ‘neighboring’, a derivative of vicus ‘village’.
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Early Origins of the Vézinas family
The surname Vézinas was first found in Poitou, a part of Aquitane, 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 the Vienne 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 Vézinas family
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Vézinas Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Vézina, Vesins, Vésina, Vesins, Vezin, Vezins, Vézinat, Vésinat, Vézinas and many more.
Early Notables of the Vézinas family
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Migration of the Vézinas family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francis Vezinat, who arrived in Quebec in 1670; Jacques Vezinat, who came to Quebec in 1659; and Isidore Vezina, who arrived in America in 1881.
