| ![Show Contents]() Postel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Postel familyThe surname Postel was first found in Artois, a former province of northern France where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor for many centuries. The family were well established in the region of Arras and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Postel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Postel research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1510 and 1581 are included under the topic Early Postel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Postel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Poteau, Potel, Poté, Posteau, Postel, Postheau, Posthiea, Potelier, Potellier, Potellerat, Potelle, Potteau, Poitou and many more. Early Notables of the Postel family- Guillaume Postel (c.1510-1581) was a French scholar and original thinker...
Postel RankingFrance, the name Postel is the 5,888th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
| Postel migration to the United States | + |
Postel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Marie Postel who settled in Carolina in 1695
Postel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Postel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1801
- John Postel, who arrived in New York, NY in 1832
- Philip H Postel, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1847 2
- Frederick Postel, who landed in Mississippi in 1852 2
- D. V. Postel, who settled in New York, NY in 1862
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Postel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Fritz Postel, who settled in Scott Co. IA in 1903
| Contemporary Notables of the name Postel (post 1700) | + |
- Jacques Postel (1927-2022), French academic and psychiatrist, editor of the magazine L'Évolution psychiatrique from 1984 to 1991
- 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)
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