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Early Origins of the Moulins family

The surname Moulins was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this ancient family held a family seat since olden times.

Early History of the Moulins family

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Moulins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moulin, Moulins, Moullin, Moullins, Mulin, Mullin, Mulins, Mullins, Moulain, Moulains, Moullain, Moullains, Mulain, Mulains, Mulllain and many more.

Early Notables of the Moulins family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Guyart des Moulins (1251-1312?) French medieval monk, famous for being the author of the first Bible translation in French, the Bible Historiale
  • Gabriel Moulins, Knight of Moulins


United States Moulins migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moulins Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • James Moulins, who settled in Maryland in 1637
  • James Moulins, who arrived in Maryland in 1638 1
  • Teague Moulins, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 1
Moulins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Abraham Moulins, who settled in Virginia in 1705
  • Louis Moulins, who settled in Louisiana in 1752

Canada Moulins migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moulins Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Des Moulins, who settled in Quebec in 1665


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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