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Early Origins of the Des'moulins family

The surname Des'moulins 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 Des'moulins family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Des'moulins 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 Des'moulins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Des'moulins 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 Des'moulins 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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Des'moulins Ranking

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


Des'moulins migration to Canada +

Des'moulins Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Antoine Desmoulins, who arrived in Montreal in 1659

Contemporary Notables of the name Des'moulins (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


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


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