Hairey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Hairey

What does the name Hairey mean?

The root of the ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name Hairey is Ir. O'hlr means descendant of Ir.

Early Origins of the Hairey family

The surname Hairey was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Hairey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hairey research. Another 47 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1686, 1751, 1760, 1775, 1792, 1795, 1834, 1837, 1842, 1855, 1890 and 1964 are included under the topic Early Hairey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hairey Spelling Variations

Historical recordings of the name Hairey include many spelling variations. They include They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. Hare, Hair, Hehir, Hehr, Heher and others.

Early Notables of the Hairey family

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Migration of the Hairey family to Ireland

Some of the Hairey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Hairey family

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Hairey, or a variant listed above: James and Susan Hare, who settled in Virginia in 1635; as did James Haire in 1642; John Hare, who arrived in Barbados with his wife and servants in 1679.