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An Acadian Parish Reborn

Post–Deportation Argyle – First 50 Years of Catholic Parish Records 1799-1849

Surnames Index

In order to preserve the originality and authenticity of the archival record, names appearing in the database have been transcribed there in the exact form in which they appear in the register entry. The search capabilities of the database, however, have been designed to return all the variations of a particular surname within a single search for results on that name.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Amirau, Amiraud, Amiraut, Amirault, Amiraux, Amireau, Amireaux, Amiro, Amirot, Miraux, Mireau, Mirold

Belivau, Belivaux, Beliveau, Beliveaux, Belivo, Belivos

Note: The first settler of this name was Jean-Marie Blanchard. He was a black man who married and settled in the vicinity of Quinan, Yarmouth County. Some branches of his family adhere to the name Blanchard and other used the word "Marie" as a surname.

Bouderaut, Bouderaux, Boudero, Bouderot, Boudreau,

Bouquet, Bouquier, Bourg, Bourke, Bourqois, BourqueNote: Sometimes confused with "Burke", an Irish catholic name in Argyle.

Boutier, Bouttier

Burk, BurkeNote: Sometimes confused with "Bourque", an Acadian name in Argyle.

Calahan, Callahan, Calleghan, Callighan

Chichaw, Chishaw

Clairement, Clairmont, Clermon, Clermont

Corperon, Corporan, Corporant, Corporin, Corporon

Cotereau, Cotero, Coterot, Cotraux, Cotreau, Cotro, Cotteraux, Cottereau, Cottero, Cotterot, Cottrau, Cottreau, Courtois, Couttero,

Daily, Dalay, Daly

Devault, Devaux, Deveaux, Devot

Devilaire, deViller, deVillers

Doucai, Doucet, Doucete, Doucette, Douct, Douscet, Douscete, Douset, Dousete, Dousset

Doulain, Dulain, Dulin, Dulon

Duhon, Duon, Duont, Durant, DuyonNote: the common form of the name today is d'Eon.

Fazgeral, Fazgerel, Fitzgeral, Fitzgerald

Frantin, Fratin, Frontain, Frontin

Glendenning, Glendinning

Goodden, Goodwin

Gourdault, Gourdaut

Hartfield, Hartvuel

Jacquard, Jacquards, Jacquart, Jaquard, Jarand, Jocard

Kealy, Kelley, Kelly

Kenini, Kinnini

Larkin, Larking

Lefebvre, LeFeve, Lefevre

Lonergan, Lonergran, Longergan

Macarty, MacCarthy, McCarthy, McCarty

MacDevitt, McDevitt

MacGrath, McGrath

MacMahon, McMahon

MacManus, McManus, McMannus

Malona, Malone, Mellone, Melon, Melone, Melongue, Melonne

Maffre, Mafre, Maph, Maphre, Mauf, Moff, MoffeNote: This surname which is extinct in South Western Nova Scotia was also for some reason entered as "Bertrand" in many records but not these parish records (1799-1849).

Note: The first settler of this name was Jean-Marie Blanchard. He was a black man who married and settled in the vicinity of Quinan, Yarmouth County. Some branches of his family adhere to the name Blanchard and other used the word "Marie" as a surname.

Maurice, Morise, Morices

Melancon, Melançon, Melanson, Mélencon, Mélenson

Melancon, Melançon, Melanson, Mélencon, Mélenson

Molesan, Molezons, Mouleson, Moulaison, Moulaisons, Moulaizons

Note: Although they are two distinctively different surnames, there is often confusion between Moulaison and Melanson.

Meuse, Mieuce, Mious, Miuce, Mius, Muice, Muise

Murphey, Morphei, Morphey, Morphi, Morphy, Murphy

Hallibette, Hauberde, Hoborde, Oberte, O'Bird, O'birt, Oborde, Oburd, O'BurdNote: the common form of the name today is Hubbard.

O'Conel, O'Connel

O'Conner, O'Connor

Pelerin, Pellerin

Poitier, Pothier, Potier, Potter, Pottier, Poytier, Oborde, Oburd, O'Burd

Cominau, Cominaud, Cominot, Quiminaud, Quoimineau, QuominaudNote: This unusual surname appears to have been created by the priest, Father Jean Mandé Sigogne. The original member of this family found in the parish registers was a black man with the surname "Hatfield".

Rafferty, Rafforty

Robain, Robin, Robins, Robbins, Robyne

Robichau, Robichaud, Robichaut, Robicheau, Robicho, Robichot

Rogers, Rodgers

Russel, Russell

Saulné, Saulnier, Soynié

Suret, Surete, Surette

Thibaud, Thibault, Thibeau, Tibau, Tibeau

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