Maille History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Maille family

The surname Maille was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this noted family has held a family seat since ancient times. One of the earliest records of the family was Blessed Jeanne-Marie de Maille (1331-1414), a French Roman Catholic and a member from the Third Order of Saint Francis. Pope Pius IX confirmed her beatification on 27 April 1871.

Early History of the Maille family

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Maille Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mailly, Maillie, Mailley, Maillies, Maily, Mailie, Mailey, Mailies, Maillet, Mayie, de Mailly, de Maillie, de Mailley, de Maily, de Mailie, de Mayie, la Mailly, la Maillie, la Mailley, la Maily, de Mayie and many more.

Early Notables of the Maille family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jeanne-Marie de Maille (1331-1414), a French saint; and François de Mailly (1658-1721), a French archbishop and Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles from 1697, then Archbishop of Reims from 1710
Benoît de Maillet (1656-1738) was a French diplomat and natural historian from Lorraine. He was French consul general at Cairo, and overseer in the Levant. After careful geological observations, he be...

Maille Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Maille is the 880^th most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Maille is ranked the 1,487^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,923 people with that name. 2

Maille migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maille Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Maille, aged 20, who landed in Louisiana in 1720 3
Andre Maille, who arrived in Louisiana in 1785

Maille Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catharina Barbara Maille, whose oath of Allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1805
Catharina Barbara Maille, aged 25, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
Fredericka Maille, aged 19, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
Johaner Maille, aged 21, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
Walburga Maille, aged 15, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Maille (post 1700) +

Alphonse Maille (1813-1865), French botanist, founding member of the Société botanique de France
Pierre Maille (b. 1947), French politician, Mayor of Brest from 1982 to 1983
Brigadier-General Charles-Marius Maille (1875-1960), French General Officer Commanding XXXXV Fortress Corps (1940) 4
Gabriel Maillé (b. 1995), Canadian child film and television actor

Citations +

"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Charles-Marius Maille. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Maille/Charles-Marius/France.html