Caillouet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Noble surnames, such as Caillouet, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Caillouet, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Caillouet family

The surname Caillouet was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie.)

Early History of the Caillouet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caillouet research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1380, 1425, 1454, 1554, 1559, 1562, 1572, 1636, 1645, 1650, 1658, 1664, 1673, 1688, 1696, 1780, 1811, 1825 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Caillouet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caillouet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cail, Calhau, Caillou, Cailloux, Caillouet, Caillaret, De Caillaret, Caillette, Callier, Caillé, Caillot, Caillet, Caillat, Cailliat, Cailliot, Caillau, Caillaud, Caillaux, Cailleaux, Caillard, Cailleteau, Cailleton, Caillotin, Caille, la Caille, Caill, Caillebot, Caillemer, Cayer, Cayart, Caye, Cayeu, Cayeux and many more.

Early Notables of the Caillouet family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Jean Cayart, born in La Capelle in 1645 who was an engineer; the Caillau family produced two principal county magistrates of Mans in 1658 and 1664, councilors of this city, three lawyers at the Parisian parliament, and many officers; the name Caillaux was distinguished in Berry, where there was a principal county magistrate of Brouges in 1650; of the same name were some magistrates of Nantes in 1636 and 1650. The Cailhaut of La Theysserie of Nantes produced a member of the sovereign council of New France (Canada), who died in 1673...
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Caillouet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caillouet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Joseph Caillouet, (b. 1754), aged 31, French carpenter traveling aboard the ship "Le Beaumont" arriving in Louisiana on 19th August 1785 1
Mrs. Elizabeth Caillouet (nee Leblanc), (b. 1753), aged 32, French settler traveling aboard the ship "Le Beaumont" arriving in Louisiana on 19th August 1785 1
Mr. Jacques Caillouet, (b. 1785), aged infant, French settler traveling aboard the ship "Le Beaumont" arriving in Louisiana on 19th August 1785 1

Caillouet Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Lucien Caillouet, aged 23, who arrived in New York in 1918 aboard the ship "Espagne" from Bordeaux, France 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Caillouet (post 1700) +

Louis Abel Caillouet (1900-1984), American Roman Catholic bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (1947–1976)
Adrian Joseph Caillouet (1883-1946), United States jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1940–1946)

Citations +

7 Ships Acadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 13th October from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result