The first family to use the name Pepinot lived in the French region called Gascogne during the Middle Ages. Pepinot was derived from the Old French personal name, Pepis, meaning awe inspiring or terrible.
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Early Origins of the Pepinot family
The surname Pepinot 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 the family has held a family seat since very early times.
Early History of the Pepinot family
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Pepinot Spelling Variations
French surnames were subject to numerous spelling alterations depending on the region and time it was used. The early development of the French language relied heavily on borrowing elements and grammar from other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Pepinot is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Pépin, Pépain, Péppin, Péppain, Péping, Pépine, Pépins, Le Pépin and many more.
Early Notables of the Pepinot family
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Migration of the Pepinot family
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Pepinot surname were Paul Pépin settled in Carolina in 1695-1696; Madeleine Pépin settled in Carolina in 1695-1696; Andrew Pépin settled in New York in 1775.
