Séguin is a French and French-Canadian surname with Germanic roots — ultimately from Sigwin, composed of sig (victory) and win (friend), carried into French via the Frankish aristocracy and the medieval system of name-giving. The name appears in France from the 11th century and was carried to New France by settlers from Normandy and Poitou in the 17th century.
In Quebec, Séguin became established through the Séguins of the Outaouais region, and the name spread widely. The most famous cultural bearer is Richard Séguin, the Quebec singer-songwriter whose work defined Quebec's chanson tradition in the 1970s alongside his sister Marie-Claire Séguin. Ontario's French-speaking communities have significant Séguin populations.
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