Early Origins of the Gullone family
The surname Gullone was first found in
East Lothian, where they held a
family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the
Norman Conquest of
England 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
Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in
Scotland in Gullen in the parish of Dirleton in East Lothian.
Early History of the Gullone family
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Gullone Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gullan, Gulland, Gullane, Gullen, Golin, Golen, Gulen and many more.
Early Notables of the Gullone family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Gullone family to the New World and Oceana
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..