Gelan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Germany

Early Origins of the Gelan family

The surname Gelan was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Gelan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gelan research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1292, 1317, 1371, 1415, 1437 and 1595 are included under the topic Early Gelan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gelan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Giellan, Giellon, Gielland, Giellond, Giellant, Giellont, Giellans, Giellons, Giellands, Giellonds, Giellants, Giellonts, Gielan, Gielon, Gieland, Gielond, Gielant, Gielont, Gelan, Gellans, Gerland, Gerlands, de Giellan and many more.

Early Notables of the Gelan family

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Gelan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gelan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Martin Gelan, aged 38, who landed in New York in 1812 1

Gelan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gelan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Peter Gelan, who settled in Prince Edward Island in 1894

Citations +

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)