Pallier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The Pallier surname is derived from the Italian word "palla," which meant "cannon ball." Thus Pallier is generally thought to have originally been an occupational name for a someone person who made shot or cannon balls.

Early Origins of the Pallier family

The surname Pallier was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy where the Palloti di Roma were located. Various families of different lines rooting from this surname were located in Piedmont, Venice, Rome, Messina, Milan, Bologna, and Palermo. Among them were the Pallotta di Macerata, Pallota di Messina, Pallotti del Pemonte. Palladio di Vincenza, Palla di Firenze.

Early History of the Pallier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pallier research. The years 1508, 1522, 1550, 1594, 1597, 1610, 1637, 1663, 1666, 1668, 1680 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Pallier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pallier Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Pallier. These spelling variations include Pallotta, Pallota, Palotta, Palota, Palaini, Palaoni, Palaone, Palloni, Pallone, Paloschi, Palladio, Pallai, Pallieri, Pallio, Pallia, Palli and many more.

Early Notables of the Pallier family

Prominent among members of the family was Adriano Palladino (1610-1680), Italian painter of the Baroque era; Andrea Palladio, a famous architect born in Padua in 1508 whose accomplishments include the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, and numerous monuments in Vicenza, such as the famous Villa Rotunda. Vicenza is called "the city of Palladio" as a result of the many designs by the architect. Biagio Pallai, was a humanist who lived around 1550, was secretary to Popes Clement VII and Paul III and became Bishop of Foligno. Giovanni Battista...
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Pallier Ranking

In France, the name Pallier is the 3,013^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Pallier migration to the United States +

Immigrants bearing the name Pallier or a variant listed above include:

Pallier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicolas Pallier, aged 45, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Johannes Pallier, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2

Pallier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria Pallier, aged 22, who landed in New York in 1854 2

Citations +

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)