Falen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Falen:

Falen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Falen, who arrived in Baltimore in 1823

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Falen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Joseph Falen, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

• Thomas Falen, American Health Science professor at the University of Central Florida
• James E. Falen, American professor emeritus of Russian at the University of Tennessee