Acadian Genealogy
The True Acadian Period: 1604-1755 |
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SURNAMES
By the time of the first census in 1671, there were 47 Acadian surnames (that left descendants). Many of today's
Acadian-Cajuns go back to these families. These earliest Acadian settlers to leave descendants are in the following table.
If you click on the name, you will be taken to a page dedicated
to that surname. Each page has an outline descendant list of up to the first 6 generations of that surname. |
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Some of these, such as Aucoin, Blanchard, Boudreau, Bourg, Breau, Comeau,
Gaudet, Girouard, Hebert, LaTour, Martin, and Terriau, had already branched
off into 2 or more families. Also, there were some surnames where the family
either moved, died off, or left no male sons to pass on the surname, such
as Poulet, Gougeon, Labatte, Pesseley, LeFebvre, and Blou. Though not on
the census, there were also LaTours and Bellisles (LeBorgnes) in Acadia.
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It seems that 60 more colonists (55 men, 5 women) arrived in 1671. Since
only 36 new surnames appear in the 1686 census, some of them may have left
Acadia by that time. In addition, 6 of the names that appeared in
the 1686 census never showed up again; these 6 names are: Cochu, Cottard,
Desorcis, Dubreuil, Fardel, and Martil. Here are the 30 surnames
that appear in the 1686 census and apparently stayed for a while.
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From 1686 to 1710, less than 100 new colonists came to Acadia.
Most were soldiers who had been stationed in the area. The 1714 census
shows 77 new names in Acadia.
Additional names that join the Acadian communities include:
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DIT NAMES
Sometimes a person would take on another name,
based on where they were from, their job, a friend or relative's name,
etc. One case in which this happened is with Roger Caissy.
Some of his descendants used the surname Caissy dit Roger. Somewhere
down the line, some of his descendants used the Roger part and just disregarded
the Caissy part. So you have the Cajun surname Roger that actually
descends from Caissy. Other descendants continued using the Caissy
name. Bob Quintin wrote a book on the subject, The
"Dit" Name: French-Canadian Surnames -- Aliases, Adulterations, and Anglicizations in 1993. It covers 33,000+ dit names. It also talks about how
some French names were turned into their English equivalents ... LeBlanc
became White, Doiron became Gold, etc. |
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A list of
Acadian names at the time of the Exile was compiled by Ms.
Brenda Dunn, of the Canadian Parks Service for the Grand Pre National Historic
Site. This list may not be complete. For example, it lists only one variation
of some names (Benoit dit Labriere, Hebert dit Manuel, etc.), when the
original name is much more common (but left out).
According to the 2000
U.S. Census, some of the most common Acadian surnames (in the U.S.)
today are as follows. The number shows the rank (ie.
the most common surname, SMITH, is #1, etc.) relative to all
surnames.
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RANK
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SURNAME
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MARTIN
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583
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RICHARD
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769
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LEBLANC
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783
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HEBERT
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830 |
LANDRY |
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862
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BLANCHARD
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1668
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BERGERON
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1646
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GUIDRY
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2191
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BOUDREAUX
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| 2416
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DAIGLE
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2600
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BOURGEOIS
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2420
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TRAHAN
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2930
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THIBODEAUX
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4685
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DUGAS
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5146 |
MELANCON |
5840 |
ARCENEAUX |
6758 |
GAUDET |
6831 |
MELANSON |
9603 |
ROBICHAUD |
| 10178
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GIROUARD
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| 10890
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FORET
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| 10909
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BOURG
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| 12231
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Robichaux
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NOTE: Some names (MARTIN, RICHARD, etc.) are not
purely of Acadian descent.Also, this isn't a complete list; I've left some out. |
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Acadian Surnames at
the Time of the Deportations
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Abbadie, de Saint-Castin d'
Allain
Amirault dit Tourangeau
Angou dit Choisy
Apart
Arcement
Arnaud
Arosteguy
Arceneau
Aubois
Aucoin
Ayot
Babin
Babineau dit Deslauriers
Barillot
Barolet
Bastarache dit (Le) Basque
Bastien
Belliveau dit Bideau
dit Blondin
Belou
Benoit dit Labriere
Bergereau
Bergeron d'Amboise
dit Nantes
Bernard
Berrier dit Machefer
Bertaud dit Montaury
Bertrand
Bezier dit Touin
dit Lariviere
Blanchard
Blanchard dit Gentilhomme
Bodard
Boisseau dit Blondin
Bonnevie dit Beaumont
Bonniere
Borel
Boucher dit Desroches
Boudrot
Bourg
Bourgeois
Boutin
Brassaud
Brasseur dit Mathieu
Breau
Broussard
Brun
Bugaret
Bugeaud
Buisson
Buote
Buteau
Cahouet
Caissy dit Roger
Calve dit Laforge
Carre
Celestin dit Bellemere
Cellier dit Normand
Chauvet
Chenet dit Dubreuil
Chesnay dit Lagarenne
Chiasson dit La Vallee
Chouteau dit Manseau
Clemenceau
Cloistre
Coignac
Comeau
Cormier dit Bossigaol
dit Thierry
Corne
Corporon
Coste
Coitard
Cousin
Crepaux
Creysac dit Toulouse
Cyr
Daigre
D'Amours de Chauffours
de Chignancour
de Frencuse
de Louviere
de Plaine
Daniel
Darois
David dit Pontif
Delisle
Denis
Denys de Fransac
Derayer
Deschamps dit Cloche
Desgoutins
Desmoillons
Despres
Deveau dit Dauphine
Dingle
Doiron
Domine dit Saint Sauveur
Doucet dit Laverdure
dit Lirlandois
dit Mayard
Druce
Dubois
Dubois dit Dumont
Dufaut
Dugas
Duguay
Duon dit Lyonnais
Duplessis
Dupuis
Egan
Flan
Fontaine dit Beaulieu
Forest
Forton
Fougere
Fournier
Froiquingont
Gadrau
Galerne
Galle
Garceau dit Boutin
dit Richard
dit Tranchemontagne
Gareau
Gaudet
Gauterot
Gauthier
Gentil
Giboire Duverge dit Lamotte
Girouard
Gise dit Desrosiers
Godin dit Beausejour
dit Bellefeuille
dit Bellefontaine
dit Boisjoli
dit Catalogne
dit Chatillon
dit Lincour
dit Preville
dit Valcour
Gosselin
Gourdeau
Gousman
Gouzille
Grandmaison
(Terriot dit Guillot dit)
Granger
Gravois
Grosvalet
Guedry dit Grivois
dit Labine
dit Labrador
dit Laverdure
Gueguen
Guenard
Guerin
Guerin dit Laforge
Guy dit Tintamarre
Guyon
Hache dit Gallant
Hamel
Hamet
Hamon
Hebert dit Manuel
Helys dit Nouvelle
Henry dit Robert
Hensaule
Heon
Heuse
Hugon |
Jeanson
Joseph
Kimine
LaBarre
Labat, dit Le Marquis, de
LaBauve
LaChaume
LaCroix
LaLande dit Bonappetit
Lambert
Lambourt
Landron
Landry
Langlois
Lanoue
LaPierre dit La Roche
LaVache
Lavergne
LaVigne
Lebert dit Jolycoeur
LeBlanc
LeBlanc dit Jasmin
LeBorgne de Belisle
LeClerc dit Laverdure
Lecul
Leger dit La Rozette
LeJeune dit Briard
LeJuge
LeMarquis dit Clermont
LeMire
LeNeuf de Beaubassin
de Boisneuf
de LaValliere
L'Enfant
LePoupet de Saint Aubin
LePrieur dit Dubois
LePrince
Leroy
L'Eschevin dit Billy
LeVanier dit Langevin
Levasseur dit Chamberlange
Levron dit Nantois
Loiseau
Long
Longuepee
Loppinot
Lord dit LaMontagne
Lucas
Maffier
Maillet
Maisonnat dit Baptiste
Malboeuf
Mangeant dit Saint Germain
Marcadet
Marchand dit Poitiers
Marres dit LaSonde
Martel
Martin
Martin dit Barnabe
Masse
Massie
Mathieu
Maucaire
Mazerolle dit Saint Louis
Melanson dit Laverdure
dit LaRamee
Mercier dit Caudebec
Messaguay
Meunier
Michel dit LaRuine
Migneau dit Aubin
Mignier dit Lagasse
Mirande
Mius d'Azit
Mius d'Entremont de Plemarais
de Pobomcoup
Monmellian dit Saint Germain
Mordant
Morin dit Boucher
Morpain
Moulaison dit Rencontre
Mouton
Moyse dit Latreille
Naquin dit L'Etoile
Nogues
Nuirat
Olivier
Onel (O'Neale)
Orillon dit Champagne
Oudy
Ozelet
Part
Pellerin
Petitot dit Saint Sceine
Petitpas
Pichot
Picot
Pincer
Pinet
Pitre dit Marc
Poirier
Poitevin dit Cadieux
dot Parisien
Poitier
Porlier
Poujet dit Lapierre
Poupart
Prejean dit LeBreton
Pretieux
Pugnant dit Destouches
Racois dit Desrosiers
Raymond
Renaud dit Provencal
Richard
Richard dit Sansoucy
dit Beaupre
dit Boutin
dit Lafont
Rimbeau
Rivet
Robichaud dit Cades
dit Niganne
dit Prudent
Rodohan
Rodrigue dit deFonds
Rousse dit Languedoc
Roy dit LaLiberte
Rullier
Saindon
Saint Etienne de LaTour, de
Saint Julien de LaChaussee, de
Samson
Saulnier dit Lacouline
Sauvage dit Forgeron
dit Chrystophe
Savary
Savoie
Semer
Serreau de Saint Aubin
Sicot
Simon dit Boucher
Soulard
Soulevent
Surette
Tandau
Terriot
Testard dit Parish
Thebeau
Thibault
Thibodeau
Tillard
Tourneur
Toussaint dit Lajeunesse
Trahan
Triel dit LaPerriere
Turcot
Turpin dit LaGiroflee
Vallois
Vescot
Viger
Vigneau dit Maurice
Villatte
Vincent dit Clement
Voyer |
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