Show ContentsPaillard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Paillard family

The surname Paillard was first found in Maine where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Chenay being one of the aristocratic families of the province of Maine.

Early History of the Paillard family

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Paillard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paillard, Pailard, Pailardy, Paillardy, Paillart, Pailart, Paillaud, Paillau, Pailaud, Pailau, Pailler, Pailleau, Pailleaud, Paillat, Pallard, Palard, Le Paillard and many more.

Early Notables of the Paillard family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Paillard of Maine

Paillard Ranking

In France, the name Paillard is the 977th most popular surname with an estimated 5,358 people with that name. 1


United States Paillard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paillard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Paillard, who settled in Louisiana in 1719 with his cousin Pierre
  • Pierre Paillard, aged 15, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2
  • Romain Paillard, who settled in Louisiana in 1756

Contemporary Notables of the name Paillard (post 1700) +

  • Georges Auguste Joseph Paillard (1904-1998), French two-time gold and silver medalist cyclist
  • Jean Saint-Fort Paillard (1913-1990), French military officer, equestrian and Olympic champion
  • Bruno Paillard (b. 1953), Champagne producer based in Reims in the Champagne region
  • Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard (1897-1918), Sous Lieutenant, was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories
  • Jean-François Paillard (1928-2013), French conductor


  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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