Lovejoy envisioned the Pigeon River Country when back in 1919, he saw it as the "Big Wild," a place that was remote, wild, natural, and devoid of "parky fixings-up." The Pigeon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. as a surname), from Old French pijon, pigeon "young dove" (13c. Category:Pigeon breeds by country of origin. Indiana and 4 other states had the highest population of Pigeon families in 1840. The most Pigeon families were found in Canada in 1911. Early Origins of the Pigeon family.
This meta category should only contain other categories. This was about 13% of all the recorded Pigeon's in the USA. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Early History of the Pigeon family. Jump to navigation Jump to search. In 1840 there were 2 Pigeon families living in Indiana. pigeon (n.) late 14c., pijoun, "a dove, a young dove" (early 13c. ), probably from Vulgar Latin *pibionem, dissimilation from Late Latin pipionem (nominative pipio) "squab, young chirping bird" (3c. Files should either be in the relevant subcategory or in the parent category. When P.S. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pigeon research. The surname Pigeon was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has existed since ancient times.. ), from pipire "to peep, chirp," a word of imitative origin. The Pigeon River County remains a haven of peace and solitude in the midst of the northern part of Michigan's lower peninsula.