Show ContentsHailer Surname History

The name Hailer is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It comes from the name Alard, which is an abbreviated form of the personal name Adelard.

Early Origins of the Hailer family

The surname Hailer was first found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Hailer family

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Hailer Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hailer has undergone many spelling variations, including Haylard, Haylord, Highlord, Aylearde, Hayllar, Hayler, Ayler and many more.

Early Notables of the Hailer family

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United States Hailer migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hailer were among those contributors:

Hailer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Georg Fried Hailer, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1735 1
Hailer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Theodor Hailer, aged 22, who landed in New York in 1854 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Hailer (post 1700) +

  • Frederick C. Hailer Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, August 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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