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Alice Cooper (real name Vincent Damon Furnier) (1948–), American heavy metal singer and born-again Christian. [136] [137] [138] Gary Cooper (1901–1961), American actor, descended from the Brazier family. [139] [140] Daniel Craig (1968–), English actor, descended from Pastor Daniel Chamier of Le Mont, near Mocas, west of Grenoble.
Pages in category "Huguenot families" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bedoire family; C.
Pages in category "Huguenots" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 286 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
English place names in Canada is a list of Canadian place names which are named after places in England, carried over by English emigrants and explorers from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The names can also be derived from places founded by people with English surnames.
Some Huguenot descendants in the Netherlands may be noted by French family names, although they typically use Dutch given names. Due to the Huguenots' early ties with the leadership of the Dutch Revolt and their own participation, some of the Dutch patriciate are of part-Huguenot descent.
After the accession of Elizabeth I, a small number of Huguenots returned to London, including Jan Utenhove in 1559. [2] In 1561, the Dutch Church of London were allowed by Great Seal of July 6th 1561 to send 25 Huguenot families to settle in Sandwich to revitalise its otherwise-dwindling economy. [5]
The -r-also began to disappear from the name on early maps, resulting in the current Acadia. [ 20 ] Possibly derived from the Míkmaq word akatik , pronounced roughly "agadik", meaning "place", which French-speakers spelled as -cadie in place names such as Shubenacadie and Tracadie , possibly coincidentally.
Marriott is an English surname, originally Huguenot and most frequently seen as a surname in East Anglia. Notable people with the surname include: Alice Marriott (1824–1900) British actress; Alice Marriott (historian) (1910–1992), American historian; Alice Marriott (1907–2000), American businesswoman, entrepreneur and philanthropist