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Pustiens was sometimes also written as Postiens and Peustiens.

The 's' at the end of the surname indicates that it's probably a patronymic surname, so maybe the first bearer of the Pustiens surname was someone who was the son of Pustien (?).

Some French male first names end with -ien, like:

Chrétien (= French variant of Christian)
Sebastien (= French variant of Sebastian)
Bastien (= French variant of Bastian)

So maybe Pustien was an existing male first name in the past?

Also, the earliest person with the Pustiens surname that I have on record for so far is Theodorus Pustiens, who was married to Catharina Houben. The birthdate of Theodorus is unknown, but he died on September 28, 1781 in Roosteren (which is a little village in the Netherlands).

Regards,

Lucille