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The Pilot surname comes from the Old French word "pilot," meaning a "stake," or "pile."
The surname Pilot was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat at Chantrans, and this main stem of the family became a representative of the Bourgogne aristocracy.
Some of the family were found in in Brittany, where the Pillets were Lords of Hericzonnais descended from Pierre, ennobled in 1435, father of Jean, Secretary of the duke.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pilot research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1809 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Pilot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilot, Pilott, Pilotte, Pillot, Pillott, Pillotte, Pillat, Pilat, Pillate, Pilett, Pilet, Pilette, Pillet, Pillett, Pillette, Piliot, Pilou, Pilote, Piliote, Pilioux, Pilliot, Pillod, Pylot, Pylott, Pylotte, Pyllot, Pyllott and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Pilot Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In France, the name Pilot is the 8,116th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1