Lemieux Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Lemieux last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Lemieux last name
Meaning of the Lemieux last name: the better one. Lemieux is a French surname meaning "the better one", a nickname for a man thought superior to another of the same name. It comes from Normandy and is now very common in Quebec. Hockey star Mario Lemieux made this last name famous in North America.
Arms associated with the Lemieux name
In France a coat of arms was used by town families and merchants as well as knights, and heraldry associated with the Lemieux name belongs to that wide tradition.
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Lemieux name FAQ
What does the Lemieux name mean?
The better one. Common variants include Mieux, Lemieu.
Where does the Lemieux surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Lemieux coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Lemieux coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).