Show ContentsPaillet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Paillet family

The surname Paillet was first found in Champagne where they held a family seat at Paillette, and were notable members of the aristocracy of this region. They held a family seat there until the Revolution when they lost most of their estates and holdings.

Early History of the Paillet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paillet research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1688 is included under the topic Early Paillet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paillet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paillet, Pailett, Paillette, Pailette, Pallett, Pallot, Pallette, Palley, Pally, Pailly, Pailley, Paillot and many more.

Early Notables of the Paillet family

Notable amongst the family during this period was

  • Paillet of Champagne

Paillet Ranking

In France, the name Paillet is the 1,713rd most popular surname with an estimated 3,529 people with that name. 1


United States Paillet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paillet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Antoine Paillet, aged 28, who landed in Texas in 1827 2
  • Mr. Auguste Paillet, aged 30, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "La Bourgogne" 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Paillet (post 1700) +

  • Geoffrey Paillet (b. 1986), French professional ice hockey forward
  • Hervé Paillet (b. 1968), French actor and painter
  • Dr. Marcel Paillet, Physician, Paris, France


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2038


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