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![Show Contents]() Flan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Flan is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the personal name Flint. In Old English, patronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the most common patronymic names included the word filius, which meant son. By the 14th century, the suffix son had replaced these earlier versions. Surnames that were formed with filius or son were more common in the north of England and it was here that the number of individuals without surnames was greatest at this time. Early Origins of the Flan familyThe surname Flan was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and is the name of the great Saxon Gods. The name was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Early History of the Flan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flan research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1300 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Flan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Flan Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Flan has been recorded under many different variations, including Flint, Flinte, Flindt, Flynt and others. Early Notables of the Flan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Flan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Flan family to Ireland
Some of the Flan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Flan or a variant listed above:
Flan Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Flan, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 1
Flan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jean Baptist Le Flan, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1764 1
Flan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anthony Flan, aged 11, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1851 1
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Sine macula
Motto Translation: Without spot.
- 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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Flan migration to the United States 
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