Faller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Faller family

The surname Faller 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 Faller family

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Faller Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Faller family

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Faller Ranking

In the United States, the name Faller is the 13,529^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Faller migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Faller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Joseph Faller, aged 23, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Anna Catharina Faller, who settled in Philadelphia in 1791

Faller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aloyse Faller, who settled in America in 1828
Adam Faller, who landed in North America in 1832 2
John Faller, who landed in New York in 1834 2
Adam Faller, who settled in New York in 1840
Johann Faller, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
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Faller migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Faller Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Marion Faller, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Tomatin" in 1840 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Faller (post 1700) +

Marion Faller (1941-2014), American photographer
Dr. James E. Faller, American physicist and inventor
Chris Faller (b. 1985), American musician, bassist of The Hush Sound
Ruwen Faller (b. 1980), German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
Kevin Faller (1920-1983), Irish scriptwriter and poet
Edwin Faller and Hermann Faller, German brother who founded Faller, a German toy company in Stuttgart in 1946
Newton Faller (1947-1996), Brazilian computer scientist and electrical engineer who discovered adaptive Huffman codes, eponym of the Newton Faller Award

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TOMATIN 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Tomatin.htm