Varina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Varina family

The surname Varina was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in the Franche-Comte, and were members of the aristocracy of that region.

They also branched to Brittany at Colombier where they were elevated to the nobility in 1775, and to Normandy where they held a family seat at Prêteville and were elevated to the nobility in 1591, and to Lorraine where they were elevated to the nobility in 1513. In the Franche-Comté they were also seated at d'Audeux, and this branch were elevated to the nobility in 1611. Notable amongst the family was Jean Varin, French Sculptor, 1604-1672.

Nicolas Varin, born in 1669, son of Nicolas and Jeanne of Groincour of Rouen, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the province of Quebec he married Marie-Anne Ronseray, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, at Boucherville on 29th October 1697. 1

Early History of the Varina family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Varina research. Another 21 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1584, 1604, 1634, 1647 and 1672 are included under the topic Early Varina History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Varina Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Varin, Varrin, Varine, Varrine, Varien, Varrien, Warin, Warrin, La Varin and many more.

Early Notables of the Varina family

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Migration of the Varina family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mr. Varin who settled with his wife and child in Carolina in 1679; Jacques and Suzanne Varin settled in Carolina in 1695; A. Varin settled in San Francisco Cal. in 1857.

Contemporary Notables of the name Varina (post 1700) +

Varina Bleil, American producer, known for her work on Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Lost in Space (1998) and The Mighty (1998)

Sources +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print