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constant Name Meaning and History

French and English: from a medieval personal name (Latin Constans, genitive Constantis, meaning ‘steadfast’, ‘faithful’, present participle of the verb constare ‘stand fast’, ‘be consistent’). This was borne by an 8th-century Irish martyr. This surname has also absorbed some cases of surnames based on Constantius, a derivative of Constans, borne by a 2nd-century martyr, bishop of Perugia. Compare Constantine.
English: perhaps also a nickname from Old French constant ‘steadfast’, ‘faithful’.

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Distribution of constant Families in the US in 1920

Number of constant families

24-46

9-23

1-8

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Origin of Constant Surname	lisabha	3
Issac & Nancy Constant	wildbill134	4
constant from St-Polycarpe	carmen	10
John Constant and Samuel Blackburn in KY	rmosier5	0
Jacob CONSTANT, b 1760/65 VA, m Eleanor CLINKENBEARD 1789 VA, d 1828 IL	GregHunter86	0
Constant, Bessie Abbott Kansas and Oklahoma	ozknight	2
Harold Argene Donovan	fudge04	0
Cecil Roy Constant of Worth County, MO	Debbie Fain	5
Constandt	allanfaint	3
John Constant and Fanny Taylor-England, Wales, Canada and ?	RoshP	0

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