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Gentle Family Crest
Gentle Family Crest
Gentle

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Where did the French Gentle family come from? What is the French Gentle family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gentle family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gentle family history?

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Gentle family. Originally, the French people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in France is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Gentle is a nickname type of surname for a person of good manners and courteous nature derived from the Old French word "gentil."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gentile, Gentille, Jentile, Jentille, Gentiles, Gentilles, Gentil, Jentiles, Jentilles, Chentile, Chentille, Chentiles, Chentilles, Chantile, Chantille, Chantilly, De Chantilly, Chantiles, Chantilles, Jentile, Jentille and many more.

First found in Picardy in the arrondissement of d'Amiens where the family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gentle research. Another 277 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1070, 1589, 1652, 1766, 1771, and 1774 are included under the topic Early Gentle History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Gentle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gentle Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Edward Gentle, who arrived in New York in 1777

Gentle Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Andrew Gentle, who settled in America in 1801
  • George Adam Gentle, who came to Pennsylvania in 1802
  • William Gentle, aged 24, arrived in New York in 1803
  • Andrew Gentle, who arrived in New York in 1812
  • Andrew Gentle, aged 35, arrived in New York in 1812


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The Gentle Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gentle Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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