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Pelletier History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Sources

Pelletier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pelletier family

The surname Pelletier was first found in Normandie where they held a family seat in the honors of Martinville, Molande, Ravinieres and Houssaye.

Early History of the Pelletier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pelletier research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1785, 1788, 1842 and 1845 are included under the topic Early Pelletier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pelletier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peletier, Pelletier, Pelletiers, Pelletiere, Pelletierre, le Pelletiere, Peltier, Peltiers, Peltiere, Peltierre, Le Peltier, Pellettier, Pellettiere, Peltear and many more.

Early Notables of the Pelletier family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Pelletier of Martinville

Pelletier World Ranking

In the United States, the name Pelletier is the 1,459^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Pelletier is ranked the 28^th most popular surname with an estimated 48,323 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Pelletier is the 12^nd popular surname. 3 France ranks Pelletier as 190^th with 17,451 people. 4

Pelletier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pelletier Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Abraham Pelletier, who arrived in Maine in 1624

Pelletier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Toussaint Pelletier, aged 18, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 5

Pelletier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Winceslas Pelletier, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1857
Mark Pelletier, who landed in Mississippi in 1876 5
Harmenegilde Pelletier, who arrived in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1886 5
John Pelletier, who arrived in Ohio in 1886 5

Pelletier Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alice Pelletier, aged 20, who immigrated to America from Paris, in 1901
Charles Pelletier, aged 34, who immigrated to America from Paris, in 1901
G. Pelletier, aged 51, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1907
Anna Pelletier, aged 36, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1909
Antonio Pelletier, aged 33, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1910
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Pelletier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pelletier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Guillaume Pelletier, son of Éloi and Françoise, who married Michelle Mabille, in Quebec on 12th February 1619 6
Antoine (1641) and Guilliaume Pelletier (1641) arrived in Quebec from Perche on the southern border of Normandie
Guillaume Pelletier, who landed in Canada in 1641
Jean Pelletier, who landed in Canada in 1641
Antoine Pelletier, son of Éloi and Françoise, who married Françoise Morin, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, in Quebec on 17th August 1647 6
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Pelletier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

François Pelletier, son of Pierre and Louise, who married Dorothée Tremblay, daughter of Pierre and Ozanne, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 30th April 1703 6
Charles Pelletier, son of Jean and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Anne Boucher, daughter of Charles and Marie-Anne, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec on 8th January 1726 6
Charles Pelletier, son of Charles and Marie-Thérèse, who married Louise Chouinard, daughter of Jacques and Louise, in Islet, Quebec on 25th November 1726 6
Augustin Pelletier, son of Guillaume and Marie-Louise, who married Madeleine Thiboutot, daughter of Adrien and Élisabeth, in Saint-Roch, Quebec on 21st November 1740 6
Antoine Pelletier, son of Noel and Madeleine, who married Marie-Jeanne Tessier, daughter of Pierre and Angélique, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 2nd July 1742 6
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Pelletier Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Alphonse Pelletier, aged 32, who settled in Montreal, Canda, in 1908
Adele Pelletier, who settled in Canada, Quebec, in 1908
Alexandre Pelletier, aged 44, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1915
Berthe Pelletier, aged 25, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1917
Camille Pelletier, aged 0, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1917

Contemporary Notables of the name Pelletier (post 1700) +

Hélène Pelletier Baillargeon (1932-2025), Canadian femme de lettres, journalist, essayist, and biographer from Quebec, political advisor (1981-1983) to Minister Camille Laurin, in the area of education, first to be awarded the Prix Rosaire-Morin Prize in 2011
Benoît Pelletier CM OQ (1960-2024), Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician, Minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs (Quebec) (2003-2008)
Jean-Louis Pelletier (1936-2022), French criminal lawyer from Hyères, France
Georges Pelletier (1939-2022), Canadian physician, researcher, and academic, professor at Université Laval and specialized in endocrinology from Quebec City, Quebec
Joseph Gerard Marcel Pelletier (1927-2017), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey goaltender who played from 1950 to 1963 with the Chicago Black Hawks and the New York Rangers
Louis Pelletier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
Jean-Baptiste Pelletier, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
Louis François Elie Pelletier, Count de Montmarie, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
Aimé Sulpice Victor Pelletier, Baron de Montmarie, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
Nicolas Jacques Pelletier (d. 1792), French highwayman, the first person to be executed by the guillotine
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The Pelletier Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Stella Ducet
Motto Translation: Led by the star.

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 12) Louis Pelletier. 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, August 12) Jean-Baptiste Pelletier. 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, August 12) Aimé Pelletier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html