Soulier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Soulier

What does the name Soulier mean?

The Périgord region of France is the ancient homeland of this noble name.

Early Origins of the Soulier family

The surname Soulier was first found in Périgord, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

By the 14th century this family were well established in many regions and many members of the family were distinctive citizens who held lands and titles. On 5th November 1340, Arnaud Saulnier was ranked as nobility and his lineage was continued until 1666. Throughout the centuries this ancient family branched, prospered, and expanded to various provinces where the members of the family adapted to the cultural and linguistic variations in these areas and became prominent members of their respective regions.

The Saulnier families of Anchald in Auvergne and in Bourbonnais, received their patents of nobility in 1816 and were hereditary Viscounts in 1828.

Early History of the Soulier family

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Soulier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saulnier, Saunier, Saulniée, Saulniaye, Saulnyé, Solniere, Solnierre, Soulnierre, Salnier and many more.

Early Notables of the Soulier family

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Soulier Ranking

France, the name Soulier is the 767^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,474 people with that name. 1

Soulier migration to the United States +

Soulier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Achille Soulier, who landed in New York, NY in 1831 2
Jeanne Marie Fanny Guy A Soulier, who arrived in New York, NY in 1841 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Soulier (post 1700) +

Jean-Jacques François de Soulier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Jean Antoine Soulier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4

Sources +

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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) Jean-Jacques Soulier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) Jean Soulier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html