DEVON HUGUENOTS (SURNAMES)
(Extracted by John Lerwill) Result of Survey.

This posting is an extract from "The Huguenots of Devonshire" by Inkerman Rogers (late of Bideford). It is a list of Huguenot names, which may be of interest. Please note that the names listed are NOT only connected with Huguenots, but indicates Huguenot immigrants who had these family names and for whom entries can be found in the Barnstaple registers (but only Barnstaple - there will be others in the Bideford and Torrington registers, for example, plus Plymouth and Exeter):

(Angle, l'Angle), Arno, Bailer, Barret, Basse, (Bean, Beane, Behn), Benu, (Benoke, Benoake), Benenome, Berry, (Byss, Biss, Bisse, Bysce), Boyse, (Boucher, Bowcher, Bouchier), Brasier, (Breton, Britton), Brusy, (Bursacott, Boursaquotte, Buzzacott), Burgess, Busse, D'Cane, (Carre, Carrow), Caillion, Coutre, (Coute, Contee), Chirurgeon, Clemath, Croll, Crosse, Cotte, de Courdeaux, (Delatour, De La Toure), Frare, (Fountaine, Fountin), Fewings, Fraine, (Gillard, Gallard), (Gloyne, Gloin), Glas, (Grono, Greno), Gorion, Giltens, Galliott, (Groot, Gruite), (Gebeth, Gibbet), Haltree, Hamet, Hagon, Holle, Hoyle, Jesupe, Joll, (Laplu, Lapru), Loiseau, Lurat, (Lysseth, Lyssot), Marine, (Mare, Mair), Meane, Masson, (Milet, Mylot), (Millard, Millerd), Monier, Mounier, (Merriott, Marriott), Misho, (Mohl, Moule), Petter, (Pitten, Pitton), Pittard, Poyntz, Revell, Roche, (Saroll, Sarells), (Saft, Sally), Saribol, Servante, (Shauno, Shinoe, Shino), Spiller, (Rosse, Rosser), Rost, Raymond, (Rau, Roue, Rue, Rew), Sarie, (Scious, Syance, Sayance), Surus, (Tappy, Tappay), Venet, Vicholetts, (Vial, Vile), Vion, Vooz, Winnet.

The Barnstaple registers start from 1538.

The following summary of information is from various correspondents who have
communicated with me on the subject of Devon Huguenots, including a recent survey.
Further contributions would be VERY gratefully received. Please mail me

Name	Original /Variant	Source Country	Area of Devon	Huguenot?	Probable Trade	Source of Info
BUZZACOTT	Bursacott etc.	France	? but see Buzzacott Farm near Combe Martin	Probably	???	Dave & Eleanor Buzzacott
DROWER	Drower/Druer /Derouer	France/Belgium /Holland	Colyton	Probably	Weavers	Bryan Endicott Morgan
DURANT	?Durant	?France	North Tawton	Probably	Wool Trade	John Durant (who also mentions Gard, Distin & Gant in C.Devon)
DYMOND	Dimont/Dumont	France	Little Torrington	Probably	???	John Lerwill
HOPPER	L'Hopper	France	Oakford	Probably	???	Dudley Nott
LABBATT	Labbatt/Labbett /Labbet	?France	Morchard Bishop /Tiverton	Probably	???	Stuart Wright
LARAMY	La Ramee	France	Arlington/Marwood	Probably	???	Eric & Sue Perryman
RANNEY	?de Regnier	?France	Topsham	Probably	???	Stphen Ranney
TRAMMELL	?Tramhell	France	General	Probably	???	Les Buckalew
TRICKEY	?Tricquet/Tricault	?France	Budleigh Salterton/Honiton	Probably	???	Roger Quick

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