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paille Name Meaning and History

French: from Old French paille ‘straw’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered straw or used it to make hats or mattresses. It may also have been a nickname for someone with straw-colored hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The paille name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the paille family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of paille Families in the US in 1920
Number of paille families
 7-11
 3-6		 1-2
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 4 - Messages: 15
ThreadAuthorReplies
PAILLE Judith / CYR Jacques msdargo100 3
Paul Paille b 1831 Canada, to Pennsylvania/Ohio Chris Gibbs 0
Marie Paille fp2468897 8
Paul Paille 1831-? gibbs3 0
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