Pilou History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Pilou

What does the name Pilou mean?

The Pilou surname comes from the Old French word "pilot," meaning a "stake," or "pile."

Early Origins of the Pilou family

The surname Pilou was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat at Chantrans, and this main stem of the family became a representative of the Bourgogne aristocracy.

Some of the family were found in in Brittany, where the Pillets were Lords of Hericzonnais descended from Pierre, ennobled in 1435, father of Jean, Secretary of the duke.

Early History of the Pilou family

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Pilou Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilot, Pilott, Pilotte, Pillot, Pillott, Pillotte, Pillat, Pilat, Pillate, Pilett, Pilet, Pilette, Pillet, Pillett, Pillette, Piliot, Pilou, Pilote, Piliote, Pilioux, Pilliot, Pillod, Pylot, Pylott, Pylotte, Pyllot, Pyllott and many more.

Early Notables of the Pilou family

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Migration of the Pilou family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Pillet who settled in Louisiana in 1756; Rene Pillet settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1795; John Pillette settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1820.