Poivre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Poivre

The first family to use the name Poivre lived in the French region called Gascogne during the Middle Ages. Poivre was derived from the Old French personal name, Pepis, meaning awe inspiring or terrible.

Early Origins of the Poivre family

Early History of the Poivre family

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Poivre Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Poivre some of which are Pépin, Pépain, Péppin, Péppain, Péping, Pépine, Pépins, Le Pépin and many more.

Early Notables of the Poivre family

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Poivre Ranking

In France, the name Poivre is the 6,458^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Poivre family

Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Poivre has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Poivre were Paul Pépin settled in Carolina in 1695-1696; Madeleine Pépin settled in Carolina in 1695-1696; Andrew Pépin settled in New York in 1775.