Cazneau Family History & Genealogy
Cazneau Last Name History & Origin
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The earliest Cazneau family member on record (so far) is Paix de Cazneau or Cassaneau. The family has French roots but the meaning of the name Cazneau in Romanian is "tried harder." Some other spellings of Cazneau are Cazneaux, Casno, Casnau, Cassaneau and Casneau. If you know more about this family than has been entered here by other family members, please add it to this page.
History
All known Cazneau family members can be traced back to Paix de Cazneau or Cassaneau. He was a French Huguenot who came to Boston, Massachusetts from France about the year 1686. Some family members have added an X to the end of the name making it Cazneaux. One example of this was Harold Cazneaux of Australia, artistic photographer. There are Cazneau streets around the world in such places as England, California, Texas and Australia.
The earliest Cazneau family member on record (so far) is Paix de Cazneau or Cassaneau. The family has French roots but the meaning of the name Cazneau in Romanian is "tried harder." Some other spellings of Cazneau are Cazneaux, Casno, Casnau, Cassaneau and Casneau. If you know more about this family than has been entered here by other family members, please add it to this page.
Name Origin
In the Romanian language, the name Cazneau is a word in lower case "cazneau". Therefore in Romanian the word " cazneau " means " tried harder ". This was a translation provided by the Romanian Embassy.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Some other spellings of Cazneau are Cazneaux, Cazeneau, Casno, Casnau, Cassaneau and Casneau.
Nationality & Ethnicity
The Cazneau family is from France. There have been many variations of the surname Cazneau and some of them are Cazneaux, Casno, Casnau, Cousins, and Cassaneau but all of them are of French origin. Cazneau is a French last name.
Famous People named Cazneau
Some famous people named Cazneau were:
Jane McManus Cazneau ( 1807-1878 ) of Texas ref; Notable American Women.
General William Leslie Cazneau ( 1807-1876 ) of Texas.
General Thomas N. Cazneau ( 1812-1873 ) of California.
Stanley M. Cazneaux ( 1933 - 2011 ) The Grand Master of The California Masons 1991.
Harold Cazneaux ( 1878 - 1953 ). Australian artistic photographer.
Early Cazneaus
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Cazneau Family Photos
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People in photo include: Bessie Cazneau, Theodore Nixon, Bessie (Cazneau) Nixon, Bill Cazneau, Clara Keller, Horace Thomas, Ava Thomas, Harriet McGovern, and Donald McGovern


People in photo include: Patrick Cazneau






People in photo include: Delores M. Cazneau


People in photo include: Milton Cazneau


People in photo include: Mildred Cazneau and Milton Cazneau


People in photo include: Josephine Cazneau


People in photo include: Helene Cazneau and Helene M. Cazneau
Cazneau Family Tree
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Cazneau Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Cazneau family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 21 people with the last name Cazneau that have a birth and death date listed.
Life Expectancy
Oldest Cazneaus
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