Falen Family History
Falen Name Meaning
Variant of Phalen 1 itself an altered form of Irish Phelan . Swedish (Falén): probably a habitational name from placenames beginning with Fal- (compare Fallen ) + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Fahlen or Vahlen (see Phalen ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022