Petot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Petot

What does the name Petot mean?

The Petot surname is a habitational name for someone from Poitou. This French region was Peitow in Anglo-Norman French.

Early Origins of the Petot family

The surname Petot was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire at Chesterton.

Early History of the Petot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Petot research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1110, 1167, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1558, 1563, 1599, 1600, 1603, 1611, 1612, 1624 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Petot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Petot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peto, Peyto, Petoe, Peytoe, Petow, Peytow, Petto, Pettoe, Pitto, Pitoe, Pito, Peytoe, Peytot and many more.

Early Notables of the Petot family

Distinguished members of the family include William Petto (died 1558), English cardinal whose name is variously written Petow, Peytow, and Peytoo. "He was of obscure parentage, simply because his parents are unknown." 1Samuel Petto (1624-1711), was an English divine from...
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Petot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Petot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

S Petot, aged 41, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 2

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)