Le houx History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Le houx family

The surname Le houx was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France.

Early History of the Le houx family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Le houx research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1616 and 1736 are included under the topic Early Le houx History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Le houx Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: LeHoux, DuHoux and others.

Early Notables of the Le houx family

Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Le houx Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Le houx World Ranking

In the United States, the name Le houx is the 13,475^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Le houx is ranked the 819^th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Le houx is the 3,748^th popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3

Le houx migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Le houx Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean LeHoux, who landed in Montreal in 1643
Francoise LeHoux, who arrived in Quebec in 1651
Françoise Lehoux married in Quebec in 1653
Jean Lehoux married in Quebec in 1659
Elisabeth Lehoux married in Sainte-Famille, Quebec in 1682
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Le houx Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Joseph Lehoux, son of Élie and Anne, who married Marie-Madeleine Lefebvre, daughter of Thomas and Geneviève, in Quebec on 4th December 1700 4
Jean Lehoux, son of Jean and Élisabeth, who married Jeanne Gerber, daughter of Mathurin and Jeanne, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 22nd November 1701 4
Jean-Baptiste Lehoux, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Angélique Chaussé, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Madeleine, in Quebec on 6th February 1741 4
Hyacinthe-Charles Lehoux, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Françoise Morisset, daughter of Gencien and Geneviève, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 27th November 1741 4
Pierre-Joseph Lehoux, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marthe Asselin, daughter of François and Marguerite, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 14th February 1746 4

Le houx migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Le houx Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Henry LeHoux, British settler travelling from London, UK with 1 child aboard the ship "Assaye" arriving in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1874 5
Miss Ellen LeHoux, British settler travelling from London, UK with 1 child aboard the ship "Assaye" arriving in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1874 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Le houx (post 1700) +

François Lehoux, French physician in Paris
Marcel Lehoux (1888-1936), French racing driver and businessman from Blois, France, he placed second at the Grand Prix de la Marne at Reims in 1929; he died after a collision in the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix.
Richard Lehoux MP (b. 1956), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Beauce since 2019, Mayor of Saint-Elzear from 1998 to 2017
Yanick Lehoux (b. 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey forward from Montreal, Quebec
Antoine Lehoux (b. 1993), Canadian ice sledge hockey player who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Para ice hockey, winning a silver medal
Françoise Lehoux, Canadian author who has written much on religion and on the history of Quebec
D Lehoux, Canadian who works for Environment Canada, department of the fauna

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html