Walloons in Sweden

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Background

The Walloons in Sweden are descendants of Walloon smiths, immigrated mainly in the first half of the 17th century. There is a good number of Walloon families in Sweden that have numerous descendants still carrying the family name today. There will also be a good number of name-carrying Walloon descendants who were caught up in the great wave of emigration in the 19th century. Other lines lost the Walloon name within a few generations, either by the male line being broken or because they left the craft and were absorbed into the Swedish patronymic system.

In WikiTree the category Walloons in Sweden should be used only for profiles that carry the family name. Please check that the name is marked with a V (or an F) in the Släktlista med släktnummer (Family list with family number) at Sällskapet Vallonättlingar (The Walloon Descendants Society)

Resources

Walloon descent has been of great interest for Swedish genealogists for a long time. The Society of Swedish Walloon Descendants was formed in 1938. Their home page has short summaries in French and English, although most of their information will be in Swedish.

• Sällskapet Vallonättlingar (The Walloon Descendants Society)
  • Släktlista med släktnummer (Family list with family number)
• Discussion forum hosted by Sällskapet Vallonättlingar
• Vallons in Sweden, FamilySearch wiki

Apart from the earliest immigrants it should be possible to source at least one life event for the profiles by means of the Swedish church records. Books:

• Vallonska rötter : människorna, migrationen, järnhanteringen och forskningen / Sällskapet Vallonättlingar. - 2016. - ISBN: 978-91-88341-06-8
• Lindblom, Kjell, 1943-. - Nordisk vallongenealogi 1580-1750. D. 1, Allard-Guillaume / Kjell Lindblom. - 2012. - ISBN: 9789163704161 (inb)
• Lindblom, Kjell, 1943-. - Nordisk vallongenealogi 1580-1750. D. 2, De Hameaux -Vincent Rafflier / Kjell Lindblom. - 2012. - ISBN: 9789163704178 (inb)
• Lindblom, Kjell, 1943-. - Vallonsläkter under 1600-talet. D. 3, Div. släkter. - 1992. - ISBN: 91-630-0958-7 (inb)

Databases:

• Vallonskivan 4 (2013), available from Sällskapet Vallonättlingar - almost 120 different family names
• Smeddatabasen / Smedskivan available from Föreningen för Smedsläktsforskning - database of smith families, including many walloons

Families already in WikiTree

A sample of Swedish Walloon families in the tree in July 2017.

• Allard: Martin Allard with descendants
• Anjou: Nicolas Anjou with descendants
• Beneux: Welam Beneux - descendants dropped the name
• Birath: Jacob Birath with daughter. The line can be expanded back in time
• Bonnevier: Henrik Bonnevier with descendants - unconnected
• Boveng: Johan Boveng with descendants
• Cardon: Abraham Cardon with descendants
• Dandanell (Dandenell): Gustaf Vilhelm Dandanell with descendants. The line could be expanded back in time
• Drugge: Jean Drugge with descendants
• Dubois: Anders Dubois with descendants - unconnected, Nicolas Dubois daughter married into the Garneij family
• Garneij: Colas Hybbertsson Garneij with descendants
• Gauffin: Christina Gauffin married into the Anjou family
• Guillaume (Gilljam): Tossaint Guillaume with descendants
• Gille: Anna Cajsa Gille and her father
• Hybinette: Magnus Hybbinett with three daughters
• Jeheunot (Jonneau): André Jeheunot - descendants dropped the name
• Korthou with variants: Philippe Korthou - with descendants. Male line broken(?)
• Lycka/Lucas: Lorentz Lycka with descendants
• Melot: Henri Melot with son and granddaughter
• Mineur: Henri Mineur with descendants and Jacob Mineur with daughters
• Pousette: Martin Pousette with descendants
• Robbert: Clas Robbert with descendants
• Robillard: Pierre Robillard with descendants. The name was dropped (?)
• Sporrong: Bertrand Sporrong with descendants

The same Walloon names in Sweden today

The list should be seen as a rough guide - some name carriers may have a different background.

• Allard: 618 hits at birthday.se
• Anjou: 250 hits at birthday.se
• Birath: 441 hits at birthday.se
• Bonnevier: 421 hits at birthday.se
• Boveng + Bouvin: 172+605 hits at birthday.se
• Cardon: 5 hits at birthday.se
• Dandanell + Dandenell: 76+39 hits at birthday.se
• Dubois: 133 hits at birthday.se
• Drugge + Drougge: 681+251 hits at birthday.se
• Garneij: 66 hits at birthday.se
• Gauffin/Goffin: 572 hits at birthday.se
• Guillaume + Gilljam: 7+205 hits at birthday.se
• Gille: 517 hits at birthday.se
• Hybinette/Hübinette: 533 hits at birthday.se
• Lycka - no hits; Lucas: too many different origins for the name
• Melot: 2 hits at birthday.se (perhaps latecomers?)
• Mineur + Minör: 234+13 hits at birthday.se (perhaps latecomers?)
• Pousette: 478 hits at birthday.se
• Robbert with variants: 216 hits at birthday.se many may have other origins
• Robillard: 9 hits at birthday.se (descendants?)
• Sporrong: 420 hits at birthday.se (descendants?)