Pilat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The Pilat surname comes from the Old French word "pilot," meaning a "stake," or "pile."

Early Origins of the Pilat family

The surname Pilat was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat at Chantrans, and this main stem of the family became a representative of the Bourgogne aristocracy.

Some of the family were found in in Brittany, where the Pillets were Lords of Hericzonnais descended from Pierre, ennobled in 1435, father of Jean, Secretary of the duke.

Early History of the Pilat family

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Pilat Spelling Variations

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Early Notables of the Pilat family

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Migration of the Pilat family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Pillet who settled in Louisiana in 1756; Rene Pillet settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1795; John Pillette settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1820.

Contemporary Notables of the name Pilat (post 1700) +

Ignatz Anton Pilát (1820-1870), Austrian-born, American gardener who designed the planting of New York's Central Park
Alexandre Pilat (b. 1989), French silver medalist rower at the 2010 World Rowing Championships
Corrado Pilat (b. 1974), Italian former rugby union player and a current coach
Stanislaw Pilat (1909-1993), Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Juraj Pilát (b. 1992), Slovak football midfielder
Albert Pilát (1903-1974), Czech botanist and mycologist
Ignaz Anton Pilat (1820-1870), Austrian-born gardener who migrated to the United States to work on the design and planting of New York's Central Park