Py History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Py family

The surname Py was first found in Limousin, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Py family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Py research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1598, 1657, 1692, 1700, 1719, 1789, 1807 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Py History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Py Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepine, Lepines, Lepinne, Lepinnes, Pine, Pines, Lespinasse, Lespinasses, Le Pine and many more.

Early Notables of the Py family

Notable amongst the family was Jean Lespinasse of Pebeyre, the Lord of Pebeyre; and Louis Ellies du Pin, or Dupin (1657-1719), a French ecclesiastical historian, author of "Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques." Francesca Margherita de l'Epine, in spite of her French-sounding surname, appears to have been an Italian singer. From Italy she came to England with a German musician named Greber, and was often, therefore, called 'Greber's Peg' by the wits of the day. An advertisement in the 'London Gazette' (No. 2834), 1692, announces that the ' Italian lady (that is lately come over that is so famous for her singing)...
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Py Ranking

In France, the name Py is the 1,304^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,330 people with that name. 1

Py migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Py Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Py, who landed in Maryland in 1672 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Py (post 1700) +

Gilbert Py (1933-2021), French tenor

Citations +

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)