on the English/Scottish border. After the
many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of
. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in
in Gullen in the parish of Dirleton in East Lothian.
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Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1228 and 1296 are included under the topic Early Gullan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Spelling variations of this family name include: Gullan, Gulland, Gullane, Gullen, Golin, Golen, Gulen and many more.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..