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Origins Available: Dutch, Scottish

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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Val, Valär, Valat, Valle, Valée, Vel, Velle, Vol, Voll, Vollard, Fall, Falla, Falle and many more.

First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fall research. Another 294 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1596, 1632, 1783, 1792, and 1809 are included under the topic Early Fall History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fall Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Charles Fall, aged 19, arrived in Barbados in 1635
  • Elizabeth Fall, who arrived in Maryland in 1668
  • Anthony Fall Jr., who arrived in Maryland in 1668

Fall Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Diedrick Fall, aged 34, landed in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • John Dieter Fall, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765

Fall Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Fall, who landed in New Jersey in 1811
  • Patrick Fall, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1812
  • C Fall, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • F M Fall, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • J C Fall, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851


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  1. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
  2. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  3. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  4. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  5. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
  6. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  7. Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
  8. Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
  9. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  10. Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
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The Fall Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Fall 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.

This page was last modified on 27 November 2011 at 08:57.

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