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Early Origins of the Pineault family

The surname Pineault was first found in La Rochelle, where one of the first records of the name was Hélie Pineau who was listed there in 1394.

Several families of the name were found in the region of Fontenay-le Comte and La Chitaigneraie and seem to come from the same stock. At the end of the 15th century, we find Jean Pineau du Breuil-Barret, husband of Sainte de Sallenove.

Early History of the Pineault family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pineault research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1538, 1563, 1638, 1651, 1667, 1709, 1714, 1736, 1752, 1763, 1764, 1776, 1807, 1824, 1861 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Pineault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pineault Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pineau, Pinau, Pinaud, Pinel, Pinault, Pineault and others.

Early Notables of the Pineault family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Pierre Paul Antoine Pineau, Marquis de Viennay. The branch from Maillezais produced the distinguished physician Etienne-Gabriel-Hilaire Pineau (1736-1807), who had his moment of fame and published a Memoir on the danger of hasty burials; he had the honor of presenting his work to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, who welcomed him with distinction. Jacques Pineau de Viennay (b. 1709) was the Intendent of Strassbourg from 1752-1764.Other early entries for the...
Another 78 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Pineault Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pineault Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Pineault is the 473rd most popular surname. 1

Migration of the Pineault family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Rene Pineau, who settled in Montreal in 1651; Pierre Pineau, who arrived in Montreal in 1655; Marie Pineau, who arrived in Quebec in 1659; Anne Pineau, a French orphan sent to Quebec in 1671.



  1. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec


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