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Early Origins of the Gielen family

The surname Gielen 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.

Early History of the Gielen family

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Gielen 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.

Early Notables of the Gielen family

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Gielen Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Gielen is the 521st most popular surname with an estimated 3,340 people with that name. 1


United States Gielen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gielen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andrew Gielen, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840

Contemporary Notables of the name Gielen (post 1700) +

  • Andrea Gielen ScD, American Professor and Director at Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
  • Ryan Gielen (b. 1979), American award winning producer and director, known for his work on The Graduates (2008), Deleted Scenes (2007) and Deleted: The Game (2008)
  • Johan Gielen (b. 1968), Belgium trance artist, DJ, and remixer
  • Renee Gielen (b. 1996), German actress, known for Goudkust
  • Michael Gielen (b. 1927), Austrian conductor and composer, recipient of the Theodor W. Adorno Award in 1986, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2010 and the Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern in 2010, known for his work on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), From Today Until Tomorrow (1997) and Moses and Aaron (1975)


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames


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