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![Show Contents]() Falls History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Falls familyThe surname Falls 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 Falls familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falls research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1084 and 1430 are included under the topic Early Falls History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Falls Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Falla, Falletti, Faille, Falier, Faillon, Faillot and many more. Early Notables of the Falls familyMore information is included under the topic Early Falls Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Falls RankingIn the United States, the name Falls is the 4,289th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
 Falls migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Falls Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- David Falls, who arrived in Baltimore in 1803
- Davd Falls, aged 25, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1803 2
- John Falls, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1805 2
- Alexander Falls, who settled in Baltimore in 1830
- Hugh Falls, who arrived in New York in 1840 2
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Falls migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Falls Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- William S Falls, who landed in Canada in 1835
| Falls 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: Falls Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Henry Falls, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mermaid" in 1859 3
- Mr. Henry Falls, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 19th October 1859 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Falls (post 1700) | + |
- Kevin Falls, American television writer and producer
- Joseph Francis Falls (1928-2004), American journalist
- Robert Falls (b. 1954), American theater director and the current Artistic Director of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago
- Harold Francis Falls (1909-2006), American ophthalmologist and geneticist
- Cyril Bentham Falls (1888-1971), British military historian noted for his work on the First World War
- Falls Bacon Hershey (b. 1918), American surgeon and educator
| Historic Events for the Falls family | + |
- "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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
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