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Early Origins of the Pinaud family

The surname Pinaud was first found in La Rochelle, where one of the first records of the name was Hélie Pineau who was listed there in 1394.

Several families of the name were found in the region of Fontenay-le Comte and La Chitaigneraie and seem to come from the same stock. At the end of the 15th century, we find Jean Pineau du Breuil-Barret, husband of Sainte de Sallenove.

Early History of the Pinaud family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinaud research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1538, 1563, 1638, 1651, 1667, 1709, 1714, 1736, 1752, 1763, 1764, 1776, 1807, 1824, 1861 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Pinaud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinaud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pineau, Pinau, Pinaud, Pinel, Pinault, Pineault and others.

Early Notables of the Pinaud family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Pierre Paul Antoine Pineau, Marquis de Viennay. The branch from Maillezais produced the distinguished physician Etienne-Gabriel-Hilaire Pineau (1736-1807), who had his moment of fame and published a Memoir on the danger of hasty burials; he had the honor of presenting his work to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, who welcomed him with distinction. Jacques Pineau de Viennay (b. 1709) was the Intendent of Strassbourg from 1752-1764.Other early entries for the...
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Pinaud Ranking

In France, the name Pinaud is the 2,042nd most popular surname with an estimated 3,071 people with that name. 1


United States Pinaud migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinaud Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Paul Pinaud, who settled in New York state in 1715 from the Rhine Valley near Strasbourg
  • Paul Pinaud, who landed in New York, NY in 1715 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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