Origins Available: English,
Welsh
The name Belan arrived in
England after the
Norman Conquest of 1066. The Belan family lived in
Essex, where they held a
family seat from the mid-13th century on. The name is taken from that of the village of
Belencombre in the Dieppe region of
Normandy where the family lived prior to
Norman Conquest of
England. It took its present form after being transferred to
England at the time of the Conquest.
Early Origins of the Belan family
The surname Belan was first found in
Essex, where they held a
family seat after 1066. The name is associated with the village of Belencombre in the Dieppe region of
Normandy and took its present form after being transferred to
England with the conquest.
Early History of the Belan family
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Belan Spelling Variations
A multitude of
spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to
England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Bellchamber, Belchamber, Bellchambers, Belchambers, Belencombre, Belencumbre, Bellchambe and many more.
Early Notables of the Belan family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Belan family to the New World and Oceana
Many English families left
England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Belan or a variant listed above:
Belan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Peter Belan, who landed in Texas in 1894 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Belan (post 1700)
- Albert V. Belan, American Democrat politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 45th District, 1989-2000 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html