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Early Origins of the Pean family

The surname Pean was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this family held a family seat from very early times.

One of the first records of the family was Hugues de Payens (or Payns) (c. 1070-1136), the Frankish knight from the Champagne region who was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He co-created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the Order and is believed to have been born in Troyes, France, but his lineage is unknown.

Jacques Payen, son of Jacques and Madeleine (née Cantin), was a French cobbler that settled in Quebec in the 17th century. He married Louise Morin, daughter of Pierre and Catherine (née LeMesle), on 3rd February 1699. He married again on 16th October 1710 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec to Marguerite Sedilot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Claire (née De La Hogue). 1

Early History of the Pean family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pean research. Another 320 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1279, 1380, 1415, 1450, 1503, 1512, 1539, 1559, 1572, 1610, 1612, 1613, 1653, 1700, 1712, 1779, 1793, 1794 and 1796 are included under the topic Early Pean History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pean Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Payan, Payen, Payon, Payont, Payond, Payons, Paian, Paien, Paion, Paiont, Paions, Pagan, Pagant, Pagani, Payani, Payhani and many more.

Early Notables of the Pean family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean Poyer (c.1450-1503), a French miniature painter and manuscript illuminator; Johann Conrad Peyer (1653-1712), a Swiss anatomist; and Hector...
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Pean Ranking

In France, the name Pean is the 2,074th most popular surname with an estimated 3,032 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Pean family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Payan who settled in Philadelphia in 1794; and Jean Payen, aged 54; settled in Louisiana in 1719.


Contemporary Notables of the name Pean (post 1700) +

  • Pierre Péan (1938-2019), French investigative journalist and author of many books


  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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