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Where did the French Allan family come from? What is the French Allan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Allan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Allan family history?
The name Allan is from that ancient region of France known as Normandy. The surname is derived from the ancient given name Allen, meaning rock. This type of surname is known as a patronymic name, and comes from a broad category of surname types, known as hereditary surnames. Today there is a small town named Allain in north-eastern France.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Alain, Alains, Alin, Alein, Alan, Allain, Allains, Allin, Allein, Allan, Aland, Alland, Aling, Alling, Alen, Allen, Aleng, Alleng, Alène and many more.First found in Normandy, where this family held a family seat since very early times.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Allan research. Another 290 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1113, 1700, and 1789 are included under the topic Early Allan History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Allan. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Allan has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Allan were
Allan Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Allan, who settled in Virginia in 1622
- John Allan, who immigrated to Virginia in 1685
- William Allan, who arrived in New Jersey in 1685
Allan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Allan, who arrived in America in 1768
- Margaret Allan, aged 29, arrived in New York in 1774
- James Allan, who emigrated from Scotland to Philadelphia in 1774
- Alexr Allan, aged 22, landed in North Carolina in 1774
- Adam Allan, who landed in New York in 1780
Allan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- George Allan, aged 26, arrived in New York in 1812
- Peter Allan, who arrived in New York in 1819
- James Allan, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1824
- Robert Allan, who landed in New York in 1831
- Alexander Allan, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1847
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- David Allan (1744-1796), Scottish portrait painter
- Sir Hugh Allan (1810-1882), Scottish-born Canadian financier and shipowner
- Robert Marshall Allan (1886-1946), Australian obstetrician
- Sir William Allan (1782-1850), Scottish painter
- Richard Van Allan (1935-2008), British opera singer
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- Military Operations in Eastern Maine and Nova Scotia by Frederick Kidder.
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- D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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