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Early Origins of the Armel family

The surname Armel was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Armel family

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Armel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hormell, Harmell, Armell, Ormell and others.

Early Notables of the Armel family

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United States Armel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Armel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • George Armel, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1845 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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