Galyon Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Galyon Early Origins

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The surname Galyon was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times.

Galyon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallix, Galli, Guelix, Gaelis, Gally, Gallis, Galix, Galy, Galis, Galit, Gallit, Guellix, Guellit, Guelit, Guelis, Guellis, Gaellis, Gaelli, Gaeli, Gaelit, Gaellit, Gaelix, Gaellix, Gallie, Galie, Guelie, Guellie, Gaelie and many more.

Galyon Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galyon research. Another 338 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1351, 1500, 1661, 1669, 1700, 1715, and 1834 are included under the topic Early Galyon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Galyon Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 23 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Galyon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Galli settled in Philadelphia in 1878; Joane Gaely settled in Virginia in 1639.

Contemporary Notables of the name Galyon (post 1700)

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon (b. 1951), American conjoined twins, currently the oldest living conjoined twins
Scott Galyon (b. 1974), American former NFL linebacker for the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins

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Other References

D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Galyon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Galyon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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