| ![Show Contents]() Falan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of FalanWhat does the name Falan mean? The spelling and overall form of Irish names often vary considerably. The original Gaelic form of the name Falan is Ó Fallamhain. 1 Early Origins of the Falan familyThe surname Falan was first found in Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Falan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falan research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1443, 1458, 1464 and 1466 are included under the topic Early Falan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Falan Spelling VariationsIn the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Falan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Fallon, O'Fallon, Fallone, Falloone, Folan, Follan, Vollan and many more. Early Notables of the Falan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Falan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Falan migration to the United States | + |
Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many Falans:
Falan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Judey Falan, who settled in New York in 1831
- Peter Falan, aged 25, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1854 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Falan (post 1700) | + |
- Tanya Falan Welk -Roberts (1948-1968), American singer, best known for her appearances on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1968 to 1977
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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)
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