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The palen Surname

palen Name Meaning and History

  1. Variant of North German Pahlen, a topographic name from Middle Low German pal ‘post’, ‘stake’, ‘boundary marker’.
  2. French: variant of Palin.
  3. Americanized spelling of Belgian Peelen, a habitational name for someone from either of two places called Peel, in North Brabant and Limburg.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The palen name in History

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Distribution of palen Families in the US in 1920
Number of palen families
 63-124
 22-62		 1-21
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 23 - Messages: 88
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Alfressa Palen of Caroline Co Va oclarke11 0
Mathew Palen ancesters/decendants kanuk2 14
Ottawa, Ontario Palens kanuk2 0
Tree Data Palen 25
Gilbert Palen b abt. 1791-1800 in Canada m. Amanda Palmer Cis Rose 5
Silas Palen DUSTYRIVERS 1
many PALEN graves seen in Pittsburgh PA not related 1
Marie Ordrey Palen anvalee 2
jack palen Julianna 5
Maxwell Palen & Susan Palen Brown ke4wlt 0
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