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Lemieux (surname)

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Lemieux
Origin
Meaningthe best
Region of originFrance
Other names
Variant form(s)Lémieux

Lemieux is a French surname originating from Normandy and it has been traced from Rouen in the 1600s to earlier origins on the Cotentin peninsula.[1] According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" ("The Lemieux families of America") the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643.[2] This surname is not to be confused with Lémieux, a name of French origin which is derived from a small town, Leymieux, in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.[3]

It may refer to the following people:

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  1. ^ 2011, Susan Marsolais Lemieux and Harold Marsolais, A Tale of two Families
  2. ^ Sons of the Unicorn, an article on the origins of the Lemieux in America
  3. ^ Lémieux etymology (behindthename.com)