Postel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Postel family

The surname Postel was first found in Artois, a former province of northern France where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor for many centuries. The family were well established in the region of Arras and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Postel family

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Postel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Poteau, Potel, Poté, Posteau, Postel, Postheau, Posthiea, Potelier, Potellier, Potellerat, Potelle, Potteau, Poitou and many more.

Early Notables of the Postel family

Notable in the family at this time was

Guillaume Postel (c.1510-1581) was a French scholar and original thinker...

Postel Ranking

In France, the name Postel is the 5,888^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Postel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Postel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Marie Postel who settled in Carolina in 1695

Postel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Postel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1801
John Postel, who arrived in New York, NY in 1832
Philip H Postel, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1847 2
Frederick Postel, who landed in Mississippi in 1852 2
D. V. Postel, who settled in New York, NY in 1862
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Postel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Fritz Postel, who settled in Scott Co. IA in 1903

Contemporary Notables of the name Postel (post 1700) +

Jacques Postel (1927-2022), French academic and psychiatrist, editor of the magazine L'Évolution psychiatrique from 1984 to 1991

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)