Contents [hide]

Falcon History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Falcon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Spain

The old French name Falcon comes from a name for a This name was formed in that southern region known as Languedoc. Any wealthy French Lord would have kept falcons for hunting purposes, and the name Falcon was given to the man in charge of training and keeping the birds.

Early Origins of the Falcon family

The surname Falcon was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Falcon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falcon research. Another 221 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1253, 1500, 1537, 1667, 1719, 1757 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Falcon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Falcon Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Falcon, including Falcon, Falcont, Falcond, Faucon, Falconte, Falconde, Faulcon, Falcones, Lefalcon, Lefalconte, Lefaucon, Lefalcone and many more.

Early Notables of the Falcon family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Guérin Falcon, Lord of Longevialle and Councillor Secretary to the King

Falcon Ranking

In the United States, the name Falcon is the 2,964^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Falcon is ranked the 7,529^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Falcon migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Falcon were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Falcon were

Falcon Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Antonio Falcon, who settled in Peru in 1589

Falcon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Alexander Falcon, who settled in Virginia in 1620

Falcon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Antoine Falcon, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
Jacob Falcon, who settled in America in 1745
Antonia Falcon, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778
Gaspar Falcon settled with his wife Francesca and his two sons, Juan, aged 4 and Miguel, aged 2 in New Orleans in 1778
Juan Suarez Falcon settled with his wife, Ysabel, his son, Christoval and his three daughters, Josefa, Cathalina and Maria, in New Orleans in 1779
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Falcon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christoval Falcon settled with his wife, Josefa, and his two daughters, Antonia, aged nine months, and Catalina, aged 4
Diego Falcon, aged 10, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1835 3
Josefa Perez Falcon, who arrived in Texas in 1835 3
Jose Falcon, who landed in Texas in 1835 3
Juan Falcon, who landed in Texas in 1835 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Falcon 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:

Falcon Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Falcon, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Traveller" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 22nd July 1859 4

Falcon migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Falcon Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Anton Falcon, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1562

Contemporary Notables of the name Falcon (post 1700) +

Joseph Falcon (1900-1965), American musician, one of the pioneers of Cajun music from Crowley, Louisiana
Jonah Cardeli Falcon (b. 1970), American actor and writer
Nick Falcon (b. 1968), American musician best known as guitarist, composer, lyricist and singer of the band The Young Werewolves
Joe Falcon (b. 1966), American former middle distance runner
Billy Falcon (b. 1956), American rock artist from Valley Stream, NY
Carles Falcon (1979-2024), Spanish race car driver who competed in the Dakar Rally
Miss Alison Helen Falcon M.B.E., British Lieutenant Colonel for The Royal Logistic Corps for the Army Reserve was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 17th June 2017
Juan Crisostomo Falcón (1820-1870), President of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868
Angelo Falcón (1951-2018), Puerto Rican political scientist, founder of the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR)
Ismael Gómez Falcón (b. 1984), Spanish professional footballer
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies