Pinard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The Pinard surname comes from the Old French word "pinard", which was a small medieval coin, so called because it bore a pine cone. The name Pinard is thought to have evolved from a nickname, perhaps for a rich man, or a miser.

Early Origins of the Pinard family

The surname Pinard was first found in Maine where they held a family seat at the seigneurie of la Croix.

Early History of the Pinard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinard research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Pinard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pinard, Pinart, Pina, Pinar, du Pinard, du Pinard, Val Pinard, Val Pinart, de Pinard, de Pinart and many more.

Early Notables of the Pinard family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Pinard of la Croix

Pinard World Ranking

In the United States, the name Pinard is the 9,652^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Pinard is ranked the 549^th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Pinard is the 1,313^rd popular surname with an estimated 4,307 people with that name. 3

Pinard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jean Francois Pinard, who settled in Philadelphia in 1804
Jean Frans Pinard, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 4

Pinard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Louis Pinard, who arrived in Quebec 1656 from Aunis on the west coast of France
Louis Pinard, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Marie-Madeleine Hertel, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 29th October 1658 5
Antoine Pinard, son of Louis and Marie-Madeleine, who married Madeleine Baudet, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Quebec in 1685 5
Louis Pinard, son of Louis and Marie-Madeleine, who married Madeleine Renou, daughter of François and Marguerite, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 24th November 1698 5
Claude Pinard, son of Louis and Marie-Madeleine, who married Françoise Gamelin, daughter of Michel and Marguerite, in Quebec in 1698 5

Pinard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Antoine Pinard, son of Louis and Marie-Ursule, who married Marie Jutras, daughter of Dominique and Marie, in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec on 10th January 1708 5
Guillaume Pinard, son of Louis and Marie-Ursule, who married Marguerite Leclerc, daughter of Jean and Marie-Claire, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 8th January 1720 5
Michel Pinard, son of Claude and Françoise, who married Madeleine Roitchot, daughter of Jacques and Élisabeth, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 18th October 1723 5
Jean-Baptiste Pinard, son of Louis and Marie-Ursule, who married Agnès Gautier, daughter of Germain and Jeanne, in Boucherville, Quebec on 3rd September 1724 5
Guillaume Pinard, son of Guillaume and Marguerite, who married Marie-Josephte Loiseau, daughter of Jean and Marie-Josephte, in Boucherville, Quebec on 30th October 1747 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Pinard (post 1700) +

Adolphe Pinard (1844-1934), French professor of Obstetrics
Roch Pinard (1910-1974), Canadian lawyer and politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons (1945-1957)
Yvon Pinard (b. 1940), Canadian judge and politician, member of the Parliament of Canada for Drummond (1974-1984)
Joseph Albert Pinard (1878-1964), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons (1936-1945)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.