Guernsey is a hop , skip and a jump to Britain. Guernsey has always considered England the Mother land despite its fierce independence and close location to France. So it seems obvious that there should be a lot of de Mouilpieds in England, but there really are not that many-at least the actual name.
There is a chance however that there are many deMouilpied descendants from the Mother's side in which case the surname is lost but not forgotten. My logic goes like this:
In 1939 the Germans began what would be a 5 year occupation of the Island of Guernsey. Prior to the beginning of the occupation, Britain sent ships to Guernsey to evacuate the islanders. The population was about 40,000 and it is estimated that 17,000, mostly children and women, were evacuated to England. It is logical to assume that out of 17,000, mostly women and children, that many women stayed in England, married and had offspring. Were any deMouilpieds? We would love to know!
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