The gallen Surname
gallen Name Meaning and History
Northern Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Galláin ‘descendant of Gallán’, a personal name from
a diminutive of gall ‘rooster’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Bernard Gallen, Philadelphia, PA |
 davewb07
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| Gallen family | Paul Anthony Gallen | 13 |
| Lost GALLEN | Mike GALLEN | 4 |
| Something about Irish Gallens | Anna Conway - Formerly Gallen | 11 |
| Philadelphia - Gallen, 1850 |
kschaub_nj
| 0 |
| Gallen |
johngallen275
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| Patrick Gallen Donegal to Raymond Tce NSW AU |
brendabattesby
| 0 |
| Bridgit Gallen, Ireland to Philadelphia, PA |
mepanj
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| Eugene Owen GALLEN 1863 IRE.-USA 1885 Phila PA | Joe Albert | 1 |
| Gallens from Killygordon to Australia |
pjeanwenzel
| 1 |
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