Cail History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Ireland

Directly translated, the French word "caille" means "quail". Sources believe that Caille was originally a nickname given to a delicate person. 1

Early Origins of the Cail family

The surname Cail was first found in Maine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Le Mans 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 Cail family

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Cail Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cail, Calhau, Cailloux, Caillouet, Caillavet, Caillette, Cailler, Caillé, Caillot, Caillat, Caillaud, Caillaux, Cailleaux, Caillard, Caille, Lacaille, Caila, Cailhaut, Cailhol, Cailhou, Caillan, Caillarville, Caillebot, Caillères, Cailleteau, Cailleu, Caillo, Caillez and many more.

Early Notables of the Cail family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Honoré Caille, Seigneur du Fourny (1630-1713), a French genealogist and examiner at the Court of Accounts in Paris

Cail migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cail Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicholas Cail, who landed in Georgia in 1741 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cail (post 1700) +

Harry Cail (1913-2008), American sport shooter who competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Jean-François Cail (1804-1871), French entrepreneur and industrialist, a key figure in French industrialization, a contributor to the Eiffel Tower and so noted by his name engraved there
William Cail (1849-1925), English rugby pioneer born in Gateshead, Rugby Football Union President (1892-1894)
Jesse Cail Burkett (1868-1953), American Major League Baseball player, elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946

Citations +

Dauzat, Albert, Morlet, Marie-Thérèse, Dictionaire Étymologique des Noms et Prénoms de France. Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1987. Print.
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)