Falle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Falle family

The surname Falle was first found in Venice where they held a family seat. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Falle family

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Falle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Falla, Falletti, Faille, Falier, Faillon, Faillot and many more.

Early Notables of the Falle family

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Falle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Falle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elias Thomas Marche Falle, who settled in New York sometime between 1843 and 1871

Falle 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:

Falle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Louisa Falle, aged 16, a housekeeper, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Falle (post 1700) +

Al Falle (1943-2022), Canadian politician, Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1985
Sir Samuel "Sam" Falle (1919-2014), British diplomat and decorated Royal Navy officer, Ambassador to Kuwait and Sweden, and High Commissioner to Singapore and Nigeria
Philip Falle (1885-1936), British Olympian who represented Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Natasha Falle (b. 1974), Canadian human rights activist and professor at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario
Bertram Falle (1859-1948), 1st Baron Portsea, a Jersey-born barrister and politician