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

While many Irish names are familiar, their past incarnations are often shrouded in mystery, reflecting the ancient Gaelic heritage of their bearers. The original Gaelic form of the name Collen is "Mac Cuilinn" or "O Cuilinn," which are from the word "cuileann," which means "holly."

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One explanation for the many variations is that scribes and church officials frequently spelled the name as it sounded: an imprecise method at best. Understandably then, various spellings of the surname Collen were found in the many archives researched. These included Cullen, Cullan, Cullane, O'Cullen, Cullain, Cullin, Cullon, McCullen, MacCullen, O'Cullane, Culen, Culan, Culain, Cullaine, Culaine, MacCulen, MacCollin, MacColin, O'Colen, O'Collen, O'Cuilin, O'Cuillin, O'Culane, O'Culen, O'Culhoon, O'Culloon, MacCullen, Cullain, Culon, Cullon, Culling and many more.

First found in County Wicklow, but other references claim O'Cullen, O'Kenealy, and O'Sheehan, were chiefs in the baronies of Conello, county Limerick. Cullen is also a small village in County Cork.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Collen research. Another 260 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1517, 1542, 1803, and 1878 are included under the topic Early Collen History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 23 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Collen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many Irish families boarded ships bound for North America in the middle of 19th century to escape the conditions of poverty and racial discrimination at that time. Although these immigrants often arrived in a destitute state, they went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. An inquiry into many immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants to North America bearing the Collen family name:

Collen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Bryan Collen, who landed in New York, NY in 1804
  • Stephen William Collen, who arrived in Mississippi in 1850
  • Mr. Collen, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  • Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Collen (b. 1968), American actress
  • Philip Kenneth "Phil" Collen (b. 1957), English guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Def Leppard
  • Henry Collen (1797-1879), miniature portrait painter to Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Kent
  • Pieter Collen (b. 1980), Belgian footballer
  • Lindsey Collen (b. 1948), Mauritian novelist, two-time winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book, Africa (1994, 2005)


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The Collen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Collen 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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