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Early Origins of the Galyon family

The surname Galyon was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Galyon family

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Galyon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallix, Galli, Guelix, Gaelis, Gally, Gallis, Galix, Galy, Galis, Galit, Gallit, Guellix, Guellit, Guelit, Guelis, Guellis, Gaellis, Gaelli, Gaeli, Gaelit, Gaellit, Gaelix, Gaellix, Gallie, Galie, Guelie, Guellie, Gaelie and many more.

Early Notables of the Galyon family

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Galyon Ranking

In the United States, the name Galyon is the 12,841st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Galyon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Galli settled in Philadelphia in 1878; Joane Gaely settled in Virginia in 1639.


Contemporary Notables of the name Galyon (post 1700) +

  • Ronnie and Donnie Galyon (b. 1951), American conjoined twins, currently the oldest living conjoined twins
  • Scott Galyon (b. 1974), American former NFL linebacker for the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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