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![Show Contents]() Poule Surname History
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During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Poule 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 Poule 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 Poule was an occupational name for a poultry farmer. Originally the name Poule was derived from the Old French word poulet, meaning chicken. Early Origins of the Poule familyThe surname Poule was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family was established in the village of Beaujolais, in the diocese of Langres. Early History of the Poule familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Poule research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1351, 1356, 1500, 1560, 1586, 1588, 1600, 1607, 1610, 1614, 1649 and 1699 are included under the topic Early Poule History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Poule Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Poule, Poulle, Poul, Poulet, Poullet, Poulot, Poullot, Pouliot, Poulieau, Poulieaux, Pouliaut, Pouliaulx, Pouliault, Poulard, Poulat, Poulas, Poulastre, Poulastron, Pouleteau, Pouleteaux, Poulteau, Poulteaux, Poulié, Pouliet, Pouletier, Poultier, Poulain and many more. Early Notables of the Poule familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - John Poulett (1586-1649), 1st Baron Poulett, was a cavalier, eldest son of Sir Anthony Paulet or Poulett, Governor of Jersey from 1588 to 1600. In 1610 he was admitted a student at the Middle Temple...
Migration of the Poule familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Arnaud-Guillaume Poulet, originally of Bédenac in Charente-Maritime, who settled in Quebec, where he married Élisabeth Pépie dit Lafleur in 1761.
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