Pion History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The noble French surname Pion, is of nickname origin, as it is derived from some personal or physical characteristic of the initial bearer. In this case, the name is usually derived from "pion" indicating "a pedestrian, that is, one who walks on foot."

Early Origins of the Pion family

The surname Pion was first found in the region of Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family held lands and estates. The surname Pion was predominant in Normandy for centuries, before branching to other regions of France.

Early History of the Pion family

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Pion Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pions, Piot, Pionchon, Pionch, Piotel, Pioton and others.

Early Notables of the Pion family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Antoine-Francois Pion, a distinguished lawyer from Pontarlier, in the southern part of France

Pion Ranking

In France, the name Pion is the 1,544^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,839 people with that name. 1

Pion migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pion Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

F Pion, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1856 2

Pion migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pion Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Nicolas Pion, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 1st April 1665 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Pion (post 1700) +

Georges Pion, avid French socialist
Louis Pion (1851-1934), Belgian painter
Guy Louis Pion (b. 1949), Belgian comedian

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/