Pilous History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Pilous

What does the name Pilous mean?

The Pilous surname comes from the Old French word "pilot," meaning a "stake," or "pile."

Early Origins of the Pilous family

The surname Pilous was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat at Chantrans, and this main stem of the family became a representative of the Bourgogne aristocracy.

Some of the family were found in in Brittany, where the Pillets were Lords of Hericzonnais descended from Pierre, ennobled in 1435, father of Jean, Secretary of the duke.

Early History of the Pilous family

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Pilous Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilot, Pilott, Pilotte, Pillot, Pillott, Pillotte, Pillat, Pilat, Pillate, Pilett, Pilet, Pilette, Pillet, Pillett, Pillette, Piliot, Pilou, Pilote, Piliote, Pilioux, Pilliot, Pillod, Pylot, Pylott, Pylotte, Pyllot, Pyllott and many more.

Early Notables of the Pilous family

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Migration of the Pilous family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Pillet who settled in Louisiana in 1756; Rene Pillet settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1795; John Pillette settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1820.