Desmoulins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Desmoulins family

The surname Desmoulins was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this ancient family held a family seat since olden times.

Early History of the Desmoulins family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Desmoulins research. Another 306 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1251, 1312, 1400, 1500, 1566, 1568, 1599, 1601, 1606, 1658, 1675, 1676, 1680, 1684, 1698, 1789, 1791 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Desmoulins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Desmoulins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moulin, Moulins, Moullin, Moullins, Mulin, Mullin, Mulins, Mullins, Moulain, Moulains, Moullain, Moullains, Mulain, Mulains, Mulllain and many more.

Early Notables of the Desmoulins family

Guyart des Moulins (1251-1312?) French medieval monk, famous for being the author of the first Bible translation in French, the Bible Historiale; Charles Dumoulin (1500-1566), a French jurist, born in Paris; Gabriel Moulins, Knight of Moulins; Pierre Du Moulin (1568-1658), Huguenot minister in France; Étienne Moulinié (1599-1676), a French...
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Desmoulins Ranking

France, the name Desmoulins is the 4,669^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Desmoulins migration to Canada +

Desmoulins Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Antoine Desmoulins, who arrived in Montreal in 1659

Contemporary Notables of the name Desmoulins (post 1700) +

Charles Robert Alexandre des Moulins (1798-1875), French naturalist, a botanist and malacologist
Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins (1760-1794), French revolutionary leader

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/