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![Show Contents]() Willen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of William,' from nickname Will, diminutive Will-in. 1 2 Early Origins of the Willen familyThe surname Willen was first found in Yorkshire, where the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include: Cecilia Wylyn; Ricardus Wylyn; and Johannes Willion as all holding klands there at that time. 1 "The Willings are represented in the Kingsbridge district [of Devon.] Willing was a Buckinghamshire name in the reign of Edward I. " 3
Further to the north in Scotland, the earliest record of this name was of Thomas and William Whillans who held lands in the Lordship of Liddesdale about 1490. The name is believed to be derived from the old lands of Quheillands in the lordships of Liddisdaill. Thomas and William Querland were mentioned in 1505 and just one year later, they are referred to as Thomas and William Querlance. Early History of the Willen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Willen research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1490, 1578, 1579, 1622, 1704 and 1750 are included under the topic Early Willen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Willen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Whillans, Whillens, Wheelans, Willan, Willans and others. Early Notables of the Willen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Willen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Willen migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Willen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Willen, who landed in Maryland in 1668 4
- Andrew Willen, who landed in Maryland in 1677 4
Willen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Willen, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1812 4
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- Claude R. Willen, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Kentucky State House of Representatives 53rd District, 1973 5
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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