Gélin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gélin family

The surname Gélin was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family was established in early times.

Early History of the Gélin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gélin research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1740, 1764, 1802, 1828, 1881 and 1906 are included under the topic Early Gélin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gélin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gelinas, Gellinas, Gélinas, Gelinat, Gélinat, Gelinet, Gélinet, Geline, Géline, Gelin, Gellin, Gélin, Gelinier, Gélinier, Gelineau, Gelineaux, Gélineau, Gélineaux, Gelinaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Gélin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Nicolas Gélin, a singer, the son of a merchant, who married Louise-Madeleine Lany around 1764, and Jean-Marie Gelin, a solicitor, who was born in Saône-et-Loire in 1740, and who died in Charolles in 1...

Gélin Ranking

In France, the name Gélin is the 3,032^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Gélin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gélin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Felix Gelin, who was naturalized in Wisconsin in 1919
Ole Gelin, who became an American citizen in Wisconsin in 1925
Ole Gelin, who landed in Wisconsin in 1925 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gélin (post 1700) +

Daniel Yves Gélin, French actor, Paris

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)