Forel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Forel family

The surname Forel was first found in Provence where this family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Forel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Forel research. Another 199 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1329, 1361, 1381, 1480, 1517, 1600, 1613, 1664, 1680, 1686, 1704, 1708 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Forel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Forel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Forel, Forelle, Forelles, Faurel, Faurelle, Faurelles, Forels, Faurels, de Forel, de Forelle, de Forelles, de Faurel, de Faurelle, de Faurelles, de Forels, de Faurels, Farrel and many more.

Early Notables of the Forel family

Jean Forel, Lord of Royer and a Consul of Annonay during the 1600's

Forel Ranking

France, the name Forel is the 7,847^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Forel migration to the United States +

Forel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Forel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Forel (post 1700) +

Auguste Forel, Physician and Swiss naturalist

Sources +

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)