Valiquette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Valiquette family

The surname Valiquette was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, 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 Rhone 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 Valiquette family

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Valiquette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valiquet, Valesque, Valequet, Valesquet, Valesquette, Valequette, Valiquette, Valliquet, Valliquette, Vallequet, Vallequette, Vallesque, Valisque and many more.

Early Notables of the Valiquette family

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Valiquette Ranking

Quebec, Canada, the name Valiquette is the 597^th most popular surname. 1

Migration of the Valiquette family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Valiquet, who was on record in Montreal in 1653.

Contemporary Notables of the name Valiquette (post 1700) +

Marigene Gertrude Valiquette (1924-2024), American politician, Member of the Ohio State Senate from 1969 until 1986
Stephen Valiquette (b. 1977), retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Max Valiquette (b. 1963), Canadian commentator and television host
John Joseph "Jack" Valiquette (b. 1954), retired Canadian ice hockey forward, Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick in 1974
Gilles Valiquette (b. 1952), Canadian rock musician, stage actor and record producer

Sources +

"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec