Lemieux (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | the best |
| Region of origin | France |
| 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:
In sports
[edit]- Mario Lemieux (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alain Lemieux (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Mario
- Brendan Lemieux (born 1996), American-Canadian ice hockey player, son of Claude
- Claude Lemieux (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jocelyn
- David Lemieux (boxer) (born 1988), Canadian boxer
- Jacques Lemieux (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jean Lemieux (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jocelyn Lemieux (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Claude
- Lawrence Lemieux (born 1955), Canadian sailor
- Réal Lemieux (1945–1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Richard Lemieux (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
- Shane Lemieux (born 1997), American football player
In politics
[edit]- Diane Lemieux (born 1961), Canadian politician
- Francois-Xavier Lemieux (1811–1864), Québec lawyer and politician; uncle of Francois-Xavier
- François-Xavier Lemieux (Quebec MNA) (1851–1933), Québec lawyer of Louis Riel, politician, and judge; nephew of Francois-Xavier
- George LeMieux (born 1969), US Senator from Florida
- Pierre Lemieux (born 1963), Canadian politician
- Rodolphe Lemieux (1866–1937), Canadian journalist, lawyer, professor, and politician
- Ron Lemieux (born 1950), Canadian politician
In other fields
[edit]- David Lemieux (born 1970), Canadian Legacy Manager and Audio Archivist for the Grateful Dead
- Diana Lemieux (born ?), American photographer
- Jean-Michel Lemieux, chief technology officer of Shopify
- Jean Paul Lemieux (1904–1990), Canadian painter
- Julie Lemieux (born 1962), Canadian voice actress and director
- Kelly LeMieux (born 1967), bass player with the band Goldfinger
- Lyse Lemieux (judge) (born 1936), Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court
- Marie-Nicole Lemieux (born 1975), Canadian contralto
- Raymond Lemieux (1920–2000), Canadian biochemist, discoverer of the synthesis of sucrose
- Thomas Lemieux, Canadian economist
- Victoria Lemieux (born 1963), Canadian specialist in records management and Associate Professor of Archival Studies
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2011, Susan Marsolais Lemieux and Harold Marsolais, A Tale of two Families
- ^ Sons of the Unicorn, an article on the origins of the Lemieux in America
- ^ Lémieux etymology (behindthename.com)
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