Pajot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Pajot was first used in France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Pajot family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Pajot was an occupational name for a young servant to a nobleman who was in the first stage of training for knighthood. Such a servant was known in Old French as a page.

Early Origins of the Pajot family

The surname Pajot was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family was anciently seated in a parish, in the department of Isère, in the district of Vienne.

Several members of this distinguished family became well-known. Gui Pageau, a poet from Le Mans, published a volume of "Cantiques" and "Noëls" in 1584. Margarit Pageau was also a poet; he was born in Vendôme during the 16th century. He published his work, "Oeuvres poétiques." Louis-Léon Pajot, Count of Onsembray, was born in Paris in 1678. He took the philosophy of Descartes and wrote several works on this subject. After the death of his father, he inherited a country estate in Bercy. He died in 1753.

Early History of the Pajot family

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Pajot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Page, Pages, Pagé, Paget, Pager, Pageot, Pajot, Pageon, Pagenot, Pagenel, Pagenelle, Pageard, Pageaud, Pageau and many more.

Early Notables of the Pajot family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Louis Pajot, who was born in Paris, and who died in 1798...

Pajot Ranking

In France, the name Pajot is the 1,672^nd most popular surname with an estimated 3,603 people with that name. 1

Pajot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pajot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Richard Pajot, who arrived in Montreal in 1659

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/