The Soules Family Name

Anyone researching Soules should also look under Soule. Taken at its root, Soules points to “A dweller at, ' or near, a muddy pond”.

• The extra ending in Soules is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Soule's family.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Soules surname had 1,672 bearers. From 1891 to 2000, 1,382 births in France were registered under Soules. The name became more frequent over the century.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Soules family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Soules surname pack.