Petoe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Petoe surname is a habitational name for someone from Poitou. This French region was Peitow in Anglo-Norman French.

Early Origins of the Petoe family

The surname Petoe was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire at Chesterton.

Early History of the Petoe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Petoe research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1110, 1167, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1558, 1563, 1599, 1600, 1603, 1611, 1612, 1624 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Petoe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Petoe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peto, Peyto, Petoe, Peytoe, Petow, Peytow, Petto, Pettoe, Pitto, Pitoe, Pito, Peytoe, Peytot and many more.

Early Notables of the Petoe family

Distinguished members of the family include William Petto (died 1558), English cardinal whose name is variously written Petow, Peytow, and Peytoo. "He was of obscure parentage, simply because his parents are unknown." 1 Samuel Petto (1624-1711), was an English divine from...
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Petoe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Petoe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Humphrey Petoe, who settled in Maryland in 1670
Humphrey Petoe, who landed in Maryland in 1674 2

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)