| ![Show Contents]() Davignon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France Etymology of DavignonWhat does the name Davignon mean? The prestigious surname Davignon comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Davignon is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Davignon familyThe surname Davignon was first found in Dauphine where the name was a baptismal name meaning 'the son of David'. Early History of the Davignon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Davignon research. The years 1807, 1815, 1830, 1846, 1850, 1877, 1883, 1886, 1890, 1899 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Davignon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Davignon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Davignon, D'Avignon, Avignon, Davigneau and many more. Early Notables of the Davignon familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Jean-Francois Davignon, an important painter in Sevres who did much work between 1807 and 1815, and who was also an able calligrapher...
- Another prominent member of this lineage was Henry Davignon, born in 1846, a general in Briançon who, in the Rhine army, fought at the battles of Bourny, Saint-Privat, and was cited among the knights...
| Davignon migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Davignon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Louis Davignon was a doctor in America in 1837
| Davignon migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Davignon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Mr. Noël Davignon, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Jeanne Mance and Sister Judith Moreau, arriving on 12th June 1659 1
Davignon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Francois Davignon was married in 1719 in Chamblay, Quebec
- Marie-Agathe Davignon was married in 1756 in Chambaly, Quebec
- Amable Davignon worked in St-Antoine-de-Chambly in 1761
Davignon Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Hubert Davignon was a butcher in 1851 in Longueuil
- Alexandre Davignon was a farmer in Mystic, Quebec in 1871
| Contemporary Notables of the name Davignon (post 1700) | + |
- Jean Davignon (b. 1935), Canadian physician, medical researcher, and academic, Professor of the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal
- Viscount Étienne Davignon (b. 1932), Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission
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