Pelan
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Pelan Surname
Pelan, is a surname with two, or possibly more, independent origins. The name has also been lent to subjects directly or indirectly associated with individuals bearing that surname.
Pelan is thought to be a corruption of the common Irish surname Phelan and is found largely in Northern Ireland, and historically in County Down and County Antrim. There are also theories that it is of Huguenot origin and/or possibly related to the Breton surname Pellan [link].
Pelan is also a Czech / Slovakian surname.
People
Associated Uses
- Pelan Township, Minnesota, settled in 1880 by Charles Pelan from England.
- Pelan is also a soil type found in Minnesota.
External links
- [The Pelan Monument], Lambeg Churchyard, Lambeg, Northern Ireland
- ["The Life of Samuel Pelan"], letter from 1851.
- [Study of the surname Pellan] (in French), suggested links with Pelan.
- [Pelan Green Facial Scrub]
- [Chateau Pelan] wine from Bordeaux.
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