Michaud

Michaud is a surname of French origin.

History

The surname Michaud was first found in Languedoc where this renowned family held a  family seat since ancient times.

During the 1700 and 1800's, the family formed two branches and members established themselves throughout France. Antoine Des Micheaux sent a letter, on December 16, 1650, to Charles De Rohan, the Marshal of France and Prince of Soubise, regarding the lands possessed by his House since 1603. At the time of the French Revolution, Jean-Antoine was admitted to the Noble Assembly of Villeneuve-de-Berg.

An active member in the political forums of his times, Charles-Flavien Des Micheaux was a Judge at the Tribunal of Commerce, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and an Administrator of the Justice department during the 1800's. Two important members of this noble family were Pierre and his son, Ernest, who invented the chain wheel bicycle in 1861.

Appearance in the America’s

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Michaud has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Michaud were

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 38.2% of all known bearers of the surname Michaud were residents of France (frequency 1:2,094), 32.5% of Canada (1:1,363), 21.9% of the United States (1:19,822), 3.8% of Haiti (1:3,380) and 1.8% of Switzerland (1:5,583).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,094) in the following regions:

• 1. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:783)
• 2. Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1:877)
• 3. Pays de la Loire (1:921)
• 4. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1:1,411)
• 5. Centre-Val de Loire (1:1,512)
• 6. Martinique (1:1,828)

In Switzerland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,583) in the following cantons:

• 1. Canton of Valais (1:843)
• 2. Canton of Vaud (1:1,373)
• 3. Canton of Fribourg (1:2,024)
• 4. Canton of Geneva (1:2,521)
• 5. Canton of Neuchâtel (1:2,947)

In Canada, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,363) in the following provinces:

• 1. New Brunswick (1:307)
• 2. Quebec (1:440)
• 3. Northwest Territories (1:1,063)

People

• Mike Michaud, U.S. Congressman
• Louis André Gaspard Michaud (1795-1880), French malacologist, known also as Gaspard Michaud or A. L. G. Michaud
• Joseph-Enoil Michaud, Canadian politician
• Joseph François Michaud (1767–1839), French historian and publicist
• Louis Gabriel Michaud
• Michael Michaud (filmmaker)
• Pierre Michaud
• Ronald Michaud
• Yves Michaud
• David Michaud, MMA fighter
• Andrew Michaud, entrepreneur
• Carl Michaud Jr., U.S. Army Colonel

References

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