Pous History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Pous family

The surname Pous was first found in Artois, a former province of northern France where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor for many centuries. The family were well established in the region of Arras and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Pous family

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Pous Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Poteau, Potel, Poté, Posteau, Postel, Postheau, Posthiea, Potelier, Potellier, Potellerat, Potelle, Potteau, Poitou and many more.

Early Notables of the Pous family

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Pous Ranking

France, the name Pous is the 8,546^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Pous migration to the United States +

Pous Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miguel Pous, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1880 2
Johann Pous, who settled in Baltimore in 1890

Contemporary Notables of the name Pous (post 1700) +

Rebeca Pous Del Toro (b. 1978), Spanish singer

Sources +

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)