Merlen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Merlen family

The surname Merlen was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Merlen family

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Merlen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Merlin, Merling and others.

Early Notables of the Merlen family

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Migration of the Merlen family

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..

Contemporary Notables of the name Merlen (post 1700) +

Jean Baptiste Van Merlen, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1

Sources +

Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) Jean Merlen. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html