The origins the old family name Pelland can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Pelland family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Pelland was an occupational name for a falconer or cape maker which was in turn derived from the Old French word "pelerin," which indicated someone of either of these two professions.
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Early Origins of the Pelland family
The surname Pelland was first found in Orléanais, where they held a family seat as an aristocratic family at St.-Loup, and before the end of the 13th century had branched to La Touche. They emerged as one of the great aristocratic families of the region and played an important role in cultural affairs.
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Early History of the Pelland family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pelland research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1684, 1756, 1782 and 1836 are included under the topic Early Pelland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Pelland Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pellerin, Pelerin, Pellerine, Pellerain, Pelerine and many more.
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Early Notables of the Pelland family
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Migration of the Pelland family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Pellerin who arrived in Quebec in 1651 from Saintonge; François Pellerin arrived in Quebec in 1752 from Normandy.
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