Belan Family History
Belan Name Meaning
Croatian and Serbian; Slovak (also Belán Beláň Belaň) and Czech (Bělán): nickname for someone with white or very fair hair or a pale complexion derived from (a dialect form of) Croatian bijel Serbian beo Slovak biely and Czech bílý ‘white light fair’. The surname may also be derived from the old personal names such as Belimir (see Belic ). In North America this surname may also be an altered form of the Croatian variant Bjelan. The Sorbian cognate Bělan is apparently found in a Germanized form only (see Bellan ). French (Bélan): altered form of Béland (see Beland ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022