Gielan Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Gielan Early Origins

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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 family seat since early times.

Gielan Spelling Variations

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.

Gielan Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gielan research. 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.

Gielan Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew Gielen settled in Philadelphia in 1840.

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Other References

de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
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Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. 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.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Gielan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gielan 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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