Vezin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Vezin

What does the name Vezin mean?

The distinguished surname Vezin 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’.

Early Origins of the Vezin family

The surname Vezin 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 Vezin family

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Vezin 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 Vezin family

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Vezin Ranking

France, the name Vezin is the 7,878^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Vezin migration to the United States +

Vezin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cacilia Vezin, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
Carl Vezin, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
Emilie Vezin, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
Herm Vezin, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
Ida Vezin, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
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Vezin migration to Canada +

Vezin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre-Francois-Olivier De Vezin, who landed in Canada in 1737

Contemporary Notables of the name Vezin (post 1700) +

Hermann Vezin (1829-1910), American actor
Charles Vezin Jr., American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1919 3

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html