Hai Surname History

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France
England

Early Origins of the Hai family

The surname Hai was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat in the castle and barony of Lahaie-du-Puits in the arrondissement of Coutance from about the year 890. But the annals of the family only start about 1066 when the Sire Eudo de Lahaie accompanied Duke William of Normandy in his conquest of England. He became a great Baron and possessed vast estates in Sussex, Essex and Suffolk, and died in 1098, and the Norman branch of the family continued to flourish.

Early History of the Hai family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hai research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1169, 1592, 1596, 1636 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Hai History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hai Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lahaie, Lahay, Lahaye, LaHay, LaHaye, Lahaise, Lahais, Hai, Haie, Hay, Haise, Haeye and many more.

Early Notables of the Hai family

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Hai migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hai Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Otto Hai, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)