Jullien History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

The Jullien family name is linked to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from the personal name Julian, which was both masculine and feminine in Old English. Consequently, both patronymic and metronymic surnames are derived from this name. The personal name Julian was originally derived from both the Latin masculine name Julianus and the Latin feminine name Juliana; these were both names of saints and enjoyed great popularity.

Early Origins of the Jullien family

The surname Jullien was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Jullien family

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Jullien Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Jullien include Julian, Jullian, Julyan, Juliane, Julion, Gillian and others.

Early Notables of the Jullien family

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Jullien Ranking

In France, the name Jullien is the 608^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,755 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Jullien family to Ireland

Some of the Jullien family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jullien migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Jullien were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Jullien Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Jullien, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Jullien migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jullien Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Silvestre Jullien, who arrived in Montreal in 1653

Contemporary Notables of the name Jullien (post 1700) +

Cyrus S. Jullien, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 26th District, 1965; Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1966 3
Louis Joseph Victor Jullien de Bidon, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Major-General Léon Jullien (1880-1962), French Commanding Officer Saper & Telegraph Brigade (1936-1938) 5
Pierre Jullien, Doctor, Paris
Jean-Louis Jullien, Cardiologist, Paris
Catherine Jullien, Psychiatrist, Paris

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 13) Louis Jullien. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 5) Léon Jullien. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Jullien/L%C3%A9on/France.html