Moulin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Moulin family

The surname Moulin was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this ancient family held a family seat since olden times.

Early History of the Moulin family

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Moulin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moulin, Moulins, Moullin, Moullins, Mulin, Mullin, Mulins, Mullins, Moulain, Moulains, Moullain, Moullains, Mulain, Mulains, Mulllain and many more.

Early Notables of the Moulin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Guyart des Moulins (1251-1312?) French medieval monk, famous for being the author of the first Bible translation in French, the Bible Historiale
Charles Dumoulin (1500-1566), a French jurist, born in Paris
Gabriel Moulins, Knight of Moulins
Pierre Du Moulin (1568-1658), Huguenot minister in France
Étienne Moulinié (1599-1676), a French Baroque composer, born in Languedoc
Lewis Du Moulin (1606-1680) was a French Huguenot physician and controversialist, who settled in England and became Camden Professor of History at the University of Oxford

Moulin Ranking

In France, the name Moulin is the 113^rd most popular surname with an estimated 25,362 people with that name. 1

Moulin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moulin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Abraham Moulin, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1700 2
Abraham Moulin, who settled in Virginia with his wife in 1700
Pierre Moulin, aged 35, settled in Louisiana in 1719
Pierre Moulin, aged 35, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2

Moulin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Moulin, who settled in Ohio sometime between 1809 and 1852

Moulin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

F. M. Moulin, aged 44, who settled in America from Le Gouray, France, in 1905
Albert Moulin, aged 35, who landed in America from Besseges, France, in 1909
Charles Moulin, aged 32, who settled in America from Taucluse, France, in 1910
Eduard Moulin, aged 18, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1913
Eugene Moulin, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1915
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Moulin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moulin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Theodore Moulin, aged 25, who landed in Quebec in 1700

Moulin Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Joseph Moulin, aged 48, who settled in Forget, Canada, in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Moulin (post 1700) +

Ginette Moulin (1927-2025), French businesswoman and chairwoman of Galeries Lafayette (since 2004)
Stéphane Moulin (b. 1967), French former football manager and former player, currently in charge of Ligue 1 club Angers SCO
Stéphane Moulin (1963-2020), French football referee
Arthur Moulin (1924-2017), French politician, member of the National Assembly (1958â€“1973) and Senate (1983â€“1992)
Jean-François Moulin, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Jean-Baptiste Moulin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Pierre Moulin (b. 1948), French historian, specializing in World War II
Thibault Moulin (b. 1990), French footballer
Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin (1832-1884), French sculptor
Jean Moulin (1899-1943), French Resistance hero in World War II, killed by the Germans, first President of the National Council of the Resistance from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later.
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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, May 6) Jean-FranÃ§ois Moulin. 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, May 6) Jean-Baptiste Moulin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html