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Early Origins of the Pitel family

The surname Pitel was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times. One of the earliest records of the family was that of Jean Pitard (c.1228-1315), French royal surgeon to Louis IX, Philip the Bold and Philip the Fair of France.

Early History of the Pitel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pitel research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1453, 1654, 1656, 1662, 1668, 1695, 1708, 1721, 1740, 1767, 1771 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Pitel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pitel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pittard, Pitard, Pittart, Pitart, Pithart, Pithard, Pitteux, Piteux, Pitton, Piton, Pithon, Python, Pittet, Pitet, Pitou, Pitoux, Pitault, Piteau, Pitot, Pitaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Pitel family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

  • Françoise "Fanchon" Pitel de Longchamp (1662-1721), a French actress and mistress of Louis, le Grand Dauphin, by whom she had three daughters

Migration of the Pitel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Pitot, who settled in Canada in 1648; Pierre Piton, who married Jeanne Lantier in 1735 in Lachenaye, Quebec; Augte Pitaud, who, at the age of 22.


Contemporary Notables of the name Pitel (post 1700) +

  • Alfred Pitel (b. 1878), American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Brest, 1910-14 1
  • A. Pitel, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Brest, 1884-1905 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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