Bel'lan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bel'lan

What does the name Bel'lan mean?

The ancestors of the Bel'lan family lived in the French province of Champagne. Bel'lan was a name for a person who lived in Champagne.

Early Origins of the Bel'lan family

The surname Bel'lan was first found in Champagne.

Early History of the Bel'lan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bel'lan research. The year 1889 is included under the topic Early Bel'lan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bel'lan Spelling Variations

The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Bel'lan is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Béland, Beland, Bellan, Béllan, Beslan and others.

Early Notables of the Bel'lan family

Henri-Ferdinand Bellan, a famous painter in Paris during the nineteenth century...
Also prominent was Leopold Desire Bellan, the president of the municipal council of Paris who in 1889 founded a store of clothes, lace, and sequined garments which became prosperous...

Bel'lan migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Bel'lan has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bel'lan were

Bel'lan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andrea Bellan, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1847 1

Sources +

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)