Gely History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Gely family

The surname Gely was first found in Languedoc, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gely family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gely research. Another 331 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1146, 1150, 1424, 1462, 1596, 1665, 1668, 1704, 1705, 1733, 1740, 1752, 1785, 1803, 1808 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Gely History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gely Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gilly, Gilli, Gilles, La Gilly, Les Gilles, Le Gilly, De Gilly, De Gilli, Le Gilli, Du Gilley, Du Gilli, Des Gilles, Jilly, Jilli, Jilles, De Jilly, De Jilli, Des Jilles, Gillis and many more.

Early Notables of the Gely family

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Gely Ranking

In France, the name Gely is the 2,227^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,870 people with that name. 1

Gely migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gely Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Gely, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1812 2
Pedro Gely, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1887 2

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)