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Gallen History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Gallen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gallen family

The surname Gallen was first found in Essex, where the first on record was as a forename, Galant fitz Richard who was listed in the Feet of Fines in 1210. A few years later, the Hundredorum Rolls listed Adam Galland in Essex in 1274 and Thomas Galaunt in Suffolk in 1275. Later, the Feet of Fines for Essex listed John Galant in 1326. 1

Quite a few sources note that the name could have been a nickname for someone who was polite, brave person or for someone who was in fine attire. 1 2 3 4

Further to the north in Scotland, William Gallant was retoured heir of William Gallant, by his father, in the lands of Newnoth, Aberdeenshire in 1655. 5 The name is equally Scottish/English and French.

Early History of the Gallen family

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Gallen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallant, Galland, Gallan and others.

Early Notables of the Gallen family

Notable among the family at this time was William Galeon (d. 1507), learned Augustinian, born in Norfolk, and became a friar eremite in the Augustinian monastery of Lynn Regis. "He was chiefly renowned for his minute knowledge of theology, and took a D.D. degree probably before he left...
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Gallen Ranking

In France, the name Gallen is the 1,335^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,249 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Gallen family to Ireland

Some of the Gallen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gallen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gallen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Alice Gallen, who settled in Maryland in 1664
Joseph Gallen, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 7
Alexander Gallen, who settled in Maryland in 1667

Gallen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Biddy Gallen, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 7
Catherine Gallen, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 7
Hugh Gallen, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 7
James Gallen, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 7
Margaret Gallen, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Gallen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gallen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Catherine Gallen, aged 24, a spinster, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Protector" in 1834
Nancy Gallen, aged 27, a spinster, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Protector" in 1834

Gallen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Gallen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Gallen, (b. 1850), aged 24, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 26th July 1874 8
Mrs. Eliza Gallen, (b. 1849), aged 25, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 26th July 1874 8
Miss Georgina Gallen, (b. 1873), aged 1, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 26th July 1874 8
Miss Charlotte Gallen, (b. 1874), aged 2 months, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 26th July 1874 8
Hugh Gallen, aged 24, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "British Queen" in 1883 9
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html