Hefly Surname HistoryThe name is derived from the Irish Gaelic personal name "ó hEamhthaigh." 1 The origins of this ancient personal name are obscure. It is possible that there is a connection to the word "eamh" which denotes a "groaning or exclamation of disgust." Early Origins of the Hefly familyThe surname Hefly was first found in the Athlone region, County Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster. Later some records of the family were found in Waterford and Cork. 1 Early recorded instances of the name are rare, but there was a bearer recorded as a husbandman of Thisteinagh, in Couty Westmeath in 1601. Early History of the Hefly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hefly research. The years 1659, 1775 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Hefly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hefly Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Heaphy, O'Heaphy, Heaphey, Heavey, O'Heavy, Heafy, O'Heafey, Heflin and many more. Early Notables of the Hefly familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hefly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hefly familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: S. Dan Heafey, who was recorded in Iowa in 1866; John Heaphy, who was naturalized in Mississippi in 1876; Thomas Heavy, who was recorded in Philadelphia in 1832.
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