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Early Origins of the Paille family

The surname Paille was first found in Maine where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Chenay being one of the aristocratic families of the province of Maine.

Early History of the Paille family

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Paille Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paillard, Pailard, Pailardy, Paillardy, Paillart, Pailart, Paillaud, Paillau, Pailaud, Pailau, Pailler, Pailleau, Pailleaud, Paillat, Pallard, Palard, Le Paillard and many more.

Early Notables of the Paille family

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Paille Ranking

the United States, the name Paille is the 16,409th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Paille is ranked the 2,907th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Paille family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Pailardy who settled in Quebec in 1729 from Poitou, south of Maine; Pierre Paillard settled in Louisiana in 1719 with his cousin Pierre; Romain Paillard settled in Louisiana in 1756.


Contemporary Notables of the name Paille (post 1700) +

  • Stéphane Paille (1965-2017), French former professional footballer who played for the French national team (1986-1989)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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