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![Show Contents]() Poppins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The first family to use the name Poppins lived in the French region called Gascogne during the Middle Ages. Poppins was derived from the Old French personal name, Pepis, meaning awe inspiring or terrible. Early Origins of the Poppins familyThe surname Poppins 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 the family has held a family seat since very early times. Early History of the Poppins familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Poppins research. Another 255 words (18 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Poppins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Poppins Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Poppins some of which are Pépin, Pépain, Péppin, Péppain, Péping, Pépine, Pépins, Le Pépin and many more. Early Notables of the Poppins familyMore information is included under the topic Early Poppins Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Poppins familyApproximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Poppins has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Poppins were Paul Pépin settled in Carolina in 1695-1696; Madeleine Pépin settled in Carolina in 1695-1696; Andrew Pépin settled in New York in 1775.
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