| ![Show Contents]() Shein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of SheinWhat does the name Shein mean? The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely. The original Gaelic form of the name Shein is Ó Siodhachain, which may be derived from "siodhach," which means "peaceful." While most of the family claim Ireland as their ancient homeland, England may be an origin of the family too, as Sheen can be found in Surrey and Staffordshire. 1 Early Origins of the Shein familyThe surname Shein was first found in County Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. 2 In England, the earliest record of the family was Robert Schene who was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Somerset in 1226. John de Schene was listed in Cornwall in 1297. 1 Early History of the Shein familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shein research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shein History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shein Spelling VariationsThe scribes and church officials of the Middle Ages who recorded names in official documents spelled the names as they sounded. This led to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations and thus resembling more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Shein that are preserved in archival documents of this era include Sheehan, Sheeham, Sheahan, O'Sheehan, Sheagan and many more. Early Notables of the Shein familyMore information is included under the topic Early Shein Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Shein migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Shein Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Shein, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Strathfieldsaye" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 29th April 1858 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Shein (post 1700) | + |
- Arn Shein (1928-2007), American sports writer and editor
- Win Shein (b. 1957), Bermese former military officer and the incumbent Minister for Finance
- Valery Shein (b. 1945), Soviet alpine skier, who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Oleg Vasilyevich Shein (b. 1972), Russian trade union, social and political activist
- Kyaw Shein (b. 1938), Burmese former sports shooter, he competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Ali Mohamed Shein (b. 1948), 7th President of Zanzibar
- Aleksei Semyonovich Shein (1662-1700), Russian commander and statesman
- Hagi Shein (1945-2024), also Hagi Šein, Estonian journalist, film director, screenwriter, professor, media pedagogue and former figure skater
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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