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![Show Contents]() Quiller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
In ancient France the name Quiller was first used in the region of Auvergne. It was a name for someone who lived in the departments of Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme; the place-name survives in the name of the department of Aveyron, located just to the south of the historic province of Auvergne. Early Origins of the Quiller familyThe surname Quiller was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since early times. Early History of the Quiller familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quiller research. Another 184 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1220, 1500, 1563, 1669 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Quiller History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quiller Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Quiller some of which are Queuille, Queuilles, Queuile, Queuiles, Queille, Queilles, Queile, Queiles, Queuil, Queuils, Queil, Queils, Ceuil, Ceuils, Ceuile, Ceuiles, Ceuille, Ceuilles, de Queuille, la Queuille and many more. Early Notables of the Quiller familyMore information is included under the topic Early Quiller Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Quiller migration to the United States | + |
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Quiller has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Quiller were
Quiller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Quiller, who landed in New York, NY in 1832 1
- Christ Elis Quiller, who arrived in America in 1842 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Quiller (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Quiller Couch (1816-1863), Cornish naturalist, eldest son of Jonathan Couch, born at Polperro on 14 March 1816 2
- John Quiller Rowett (1876-1924), British businessman and philanthropist, the sole financial backer for his schoolfriend Shackleton on his final Antarctic voyage named the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition
- 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)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
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Quiller migration to the United States 
