The surname Gielan was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a
since early times.
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Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1292, 1371, 1415, 1437, 1595 and 1317 are included under the topic Early Gielan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Spelling variations of this family name include: Giellan, Giellon, Gielland, Giellond, Giellant, Giellont, Giellans, Giellons, Giellands, Giellonds, Giellants, Giellonts, Gielan, Gielon, Gieland, Gielond, Gielant, Gielont, Gelan, Gellans, Gerland, Gerlands, de Giellan and many more.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew Gielen settled in Philadelphia in 1840.