Show ContentsNantel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Nantel family

The surname Nantel was first found in Ile-de-France where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Haudoin. This region of France is notable for the inclusion of Paris as its main urban center and extends to the north and east.

Early History of the Nantel family

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Nantel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nantel, Nantauil, Le Nantel, Le Nanteuil, Nanteuil, Le Nantauil, De Nantel, De Nanteuil and many more.

Early Notables of the Nantel family

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Nantel Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Nantel is the 707th most popular surname. 1


Nantel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nantel Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Louis Nantel who settled in Quebec in 1668 from Picardy

Contemporary Notables of the name Nantel (post 1700) +

  • Wilfrid Bruno Nantel PC (1857-1940), Canadian politician
  • Antonin Nantel (1839-1929), Canadian Roman Catholic priest
  • Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1852-1909), Canadian lawyer, journalist and author


  1. "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


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