Galen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Galen family

The surname Galen was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Galen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galen research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1670, 1680, 1702, 1803, 1813 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Galen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Galen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaal, Gaalon, Gal, Galag, Galama, Gabo, Galen, Gael, Gaël, Gall and many more.

Early Notables of the Galen family

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Galen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Galen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Galen, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 1
Johan Galen, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
Elizabeth Galen, who arrived in Virginia in 1724 1

Galen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gonzalo Galen, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1838 1
Hones Galen, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1839 1
Peter Galen, who landed in Iowa in 1846 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Galen (post 1700) +

Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen, German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Leslie Galen Young (1975-2021), American professional basketball player
Conchata Galen Ferrell (1943-2020), American Emmy Award nominated actress, best known for playing Berta the housekeeper for all 12 seasons of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men
Gary Galen Glick (1930-2015), professional American football safety who played from 1956 to 1963
Patrick Galen Dempsey (b. 1966), American Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nominated actor
Galen Russell Head (1947-2020), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player from Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Galen Luther Stone (b. 1921), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1978-81 2
Galen R. Hitt, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1889-92
Galen Fries, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 2000 3
Galen Laius Gering (b. 1971), American actor, best known for his role on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html