De polignac History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of De polignac

A French family in the ancient region of Auvergne was the first to use the name De polignac. De polignac was a name for someone who lived in the south central part of the country. It has since been subdivided into the administrative departments of Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme.

Early Origins of the De polignac family

Early History of the De polignac family

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De polignac Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name De polignac, including Polignac, Polignaque, Poligna, Polignak, Polinac, Polinaque, Polinak, Polinack and many more.

Early Notables of the De polignac family

Notable amongst the family was

• Melchior de Polignac (1661-1742), French diplomat, churchman, author, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Migration of the De polignac family

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name De polignac were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name De polignac were Jean-Baptiste Poligny, who was married in Montreal in 1743.