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re: Cajun surnames
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:13 pm to CitizenK
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:13 pm to CitizenK
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There is a difference between CAjun and French. Cajun is specific to the diaspora from Acadie (now part of Nova Scotia)
Also not that a lot of supposedly French names are actually German but slightly changed They come mostly from along the Mississippi River
Yep, I’m sure most people think my last name is Cajun because it’s French and we’re from south Louisiana, but it’s really just French. Also, to your second point, it was actually German until my ancestors moved to Louisiana. For some reason they went with the French translation of my last name rather than the German translation, they were from the Alsace–Lorraine region of France that flip flopped between German and French control at different times.
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Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:14 pm to Bamafig
I’ve never heard the name Landreau in my life
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:18 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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I’ve never heard the name Landreau in my lif
Had to have meant Landrieu or Landreneau.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:23 pm to hojo
Must be from Evangeline Parish
This post was edited on 2/5/22 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:29 pm to lsupride87
Also, most of the Spanish last names are Islenos or Canarians from the Canary Islands: Ortego, Manuel, Romero, Hildago, Perez, Gonzales, Fernandez, Falcón, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Zatarain, Marrero, Cortez. Many assimilated in Cajun culture and spoke French.
This post was edited on 2/5/22 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:30 pm to Bamafig
Mom's maiden name was Pitre. Some other family names are Sonnier, Lalonde, Cloteaux, Hebert, Broussard, and Simon (pronounced SEE-moan). Family mostly from Lafayette/Breaux Bridge area down over to Kaplan.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:32 pm to lsupride87
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What I find interesting are the German surnames that damn near feel Cajun or French because they talk and act like coonasses now
They kinda were French. There was no Germany until the 1870’s.
All of those “Germans” in the early 1800’s came from basically French territories.
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Hymel, Waguespack
Schexnaydre is another popular one around here
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:45 pm to PacoPicopiedra
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Simon (pronounced SEE-moan)
I married a Simon, and that is definitely NOT how I would spell it phonetically.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:48 pm to hojo
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Fontenot where I grew up.
Ville Platte?
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:54 pm to Cowboyfan89
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I married a Simon, and that is definitely NOT how I would spell it phonetically.
Ok, I was just trying to spell it how my great grandmother pronounced it in her Cajun French accent. See-mon? Most people say it like the Simon in Paul Simon or Simon says. 
Posted on 2/5/22 at 8:57 pm to PacoPicopiedra
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Ok, I was just trying to spell it how my great grandmother pronounced it in her Cajun French accent. See-mon? Most people say it like the Simon in Paul Simon or Simon says.
I can't really think of how I would spell it phonetically.
See-maw? See-mohn? The "n" really isn't pronounced. Crazy thing is, I've heard it pronounced "sey-mar" as well.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:05 pm to Cowboyfan89
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See-maw
Yeah, that's about the closest I can think of to how I remember it being pronounced. Much better than my lame attempt.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:06 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Never heard Landreau
You not from the bayou then, not real Cajun
I'm a Boudreaux from Thibodaux.
As authentic as they come, great grandparents also only spoke french. My paternal side have farmed the same land since they stepped foot off the boat on bayou Lafourche in 1782.
This post was edited on 2/5/22 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:16 pm to PineyWoodsHog
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Lived and worked in the area (Rapides, Grant, Avoyelles, etc) over 25 years and knew many people with all of those names and about every other coonass name under the sun. Eight of those years was as a CO at the state prison. Some of them stick out more than others, me being from Arkansas originally and not knowing how to pronounce. I don't know why you've not met any of them. Sounds like you need to get out more my brotha.
Well, being I am a Bordelon and have lived in Avoyelles my whole life I know plenty of those. I know a bunch of Couvillions too. This topic is about the popular cajun names in your area and you start talking about Grant and Rapides Parish which just solidifies the fact that as someone originally from Arkansas you have no idea about the difference in culture in Avoyelles versus Grant and Rapides. There is nothing Cajun about either of those. I live about 5 miles from the state prison and pass through Cottonport everyday on my way to work so I would say I am familiar with the area. I have taught students from throughout Avoyelles Parish for over 20 years and have never once heard the Beauchamps name, so for you to say it is a common name here just because you worked with someone with that name does not make it so. As far as the other names you mentioned theses are not popular surnames in Avoyelles. Those names are more common in the parishes south of here.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:17 pm to Bamafig
This post was edited on 2/5/22 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:32 pm to CitizenK
diaspora included areas around eastern Quebec (province) and PEI, too
I had peeps from Quebec.
I had peeps from Quebec.
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:46 pm to LeGrosChat
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Also, most of the Spanish last names are Islenos or Canarians from the Canary Islands: Ortego, Manuel, Romero, Hildago, Perez, Gonzales, Fernandez, Falcón, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Zatarain, Marrero, Cortez
Also Rodrique
Posted on 2/5/22 at 9:48 pm to Bamafig
Madere
Posted on 2/5/22 at 10:14 pm to CitizenK
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Also not that a lot of supposedly French names are actually German but slightly changed They come mostly from along the Mississippi River
German Coast FTW!
Posted on 2/5/22 at 10:38 pm to LSU Coyote
I’m from Thibodaux as well.
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