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![Show Contents]() Pouleteau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Pouleteau was first used in 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 Pouleteau 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 Pouleteau was an occupational name for a poultry farmer. Originally the name Pouleteau was derived from the Old French word poulet, meaning chicken. Early Origins of the Pouleteau familyThe surname Pouleteau was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family was established in the village of Beaujolais, in the diocese of Langres. Early History of the Pouleteau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pouleteau research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1351, 1356, 1500, 1560, 1586, 1588, 1600, 1607, 1610, 1614, 1649 and 1699 are included under the topic Early Pouleteau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pouleteau Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Poule, Poulle, Poul, Poulet, Poullet, Poulot, Poullot, Pouliot, Poulieau, Poulieaux, Pouliaut, Pouliaulx, Pouliault, Poulard, Poulat, Poulas, Poulastre, Poulastron, Pouleteau, Pouleteaux, Poulteau, Poulteaux, Poulié, Pouliet, Pouletier, Poultier, Poulain and many more. Early Notables of the Pouleteau familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Geoffroy Poulard, Franco-Breton Squire who bravely fought but was killed at the Combat of the Thirty on March 26th, 1351; and Pierrard Poullet, a writer at the end of the 16th century.
John Poulett (1586-1649), 1st Baron Poulett, was a cavalier...
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Pouleteau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Pouleteau familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Arnaud-Guillaume Poulet, originally of Bédenac in Charente-Maritime, who settled in Quebec, where he married Élisabeth Pépie dit Lafleur in 1761.
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