From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of notable family names, including that of the distinguished Filon family. Originally, the people in this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to become "fixed" or hereditary between the generations. One of the types of names adopted as surnames were those derived from nicknames. Nicknames, or "eke-names," were an added name that generally reflected some physical characteristics or other attribute of the person that used the name. The Filon surname derives from the Old French word "fils," which meant "son;" and as such was a nickname for the youngest son in a family.
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Early Origins of the Filon family
The surname Filon was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat since early times.
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Early History of the Filon family
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Filon Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Fillon, Filon, Fillion, Filion, Filhon, Fillou, Filou, Filloux, Filoux, Fillioud, Filioud, Fillieul, Filieul, Filliol, Filiol, Filliat and many more.
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Early Notables of the Filon family
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Filon migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Filon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
John Filon, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1862
Contemporary Notables of the name Filon (post 1700)
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Charles François Filon, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1
Filon migration to the United States 
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