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Hume History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Hume History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Scotland
Ireland

The Hume family roots are found in the Boernician Clan of ancient Scotland. They lived in Berwickshire. They held the barony of Home from very early times and possibly predate the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Home family is part of a noble lineage descending from the Earls of Dunbar, and the family of the Earl of Northumberland, the great Gospatrick, a descendent of the Kings of Bernicia. They first appear in the records in 1268, when William of Home appeared on a charter. They next appear (as so many of the prominent Scottish families do) in 1296, when Geffrai de Home of Lanarkshire swore an oath of allegiance (in the Ragman Rolls) to King Edward I of England after that king's brief conquest of Scotland.

Early Origins of the Hume family

The surname Hume was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland. They held the barony of Home from very early times, and possibly predate the Norman Conquest in 1066. There were many branches of the Hume family including the Homes of Cowdenknowes, the Homes of Wedderburn, the Homes of Manderston, the Homes of Renton, the Homes of Kames, and the Homes of Blackadder.

Early History of the Hume family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hume research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1456, 1468, 1506, 1560, 1569, 1604, 1609, 1641, 1645, 1648, 1671, 1696, 1698, 1702, 1724, 1797 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hume History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hume Spelling Variations

In the Middles Ages scribes spelled names by their sound. Often a name was written under a different spelling variation each time it was recorded. Hume has appeared as Humes, Hum, Humme, Humm, Homes and others.

Early Notables of the Hume family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Sir Alexander Home or Hume (d. 1456), of Home, Warden of the Marches, the eldest son of Sir Alexander Home of Dunglass 1
Alexander Hume (c.1560-c.1609), Scottish poet
Tobias Hume (c.1569-1645), a Scottish composer, viol player and soldier
George Home, created Baron Hume of Berwick in 1604, Lord Treasurer of Scotland
Sir Patrick Hume (d. 1648), 1st Baronet Hume of Polwarth

Hume Ranking

In the United States, the name Hume is the 4,998^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 However, in New Zealand, the name Hume is ranked the 827^th most popular surname with an estimated 883 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Hume family to Ireland

Some of the Hume family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hume migration to the United States +

The ancestors of Boernician-Scottish settlers dot North America even today. They settled all along the east coast when they came over, but some went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the War of Independence. However, these strong lines endured as Scottish families in the United States and Canada have rediscovered much of the heritage that was taken from them centuries ago. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Hume, or a variant listed above:

Hume Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Andrews Hume, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1634 4
James Hume, who settled in Virginia in 1648
Alistair John, Thomas and David Hume, who all, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1651
Alistair and David Hume, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1651 along with John, and Thomas
Alestre Hume, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1651 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hume Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Hume, who landed in Maryland in 1716 4
George Hume, who arrived in Virginia in 1720 4
Sophia Hume, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1747-1748 4
John Hume, who settled in Georgia in 1775
Robert Hume, who arrived in America in 1795 4

Hume Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Hume, who landed in New York in 1801 4
Thomas Hume, who landed in America in 1805 4
William Hume, aged 40, who arrived in Tennessee in 1812 4
Alexander Hume, who arrived in New York in 1824 4
Walter Hume, who arrived in America in 1848 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hume migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hume Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Alexander Hume, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
Mr. Ely Hume U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 5
Mr. James Hume U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 member of the Loyal Artillery in Saint John in 1795 5
Mr. John Hume U.E. who settled in King's County, New Brunswick c. 1784 5

Hume migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hume Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Emma Elizabeth Hume, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for life, transported aboard the "Elizabeth and Henry" on 11th February 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
G. Hume, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Waterwitch" in 1849 7

Hume 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:

Hume Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Peter Hume, who landed in Wairarapa, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Lady Lilford
Robert Hume, who landed in Wanganui, New Zealand in 1840
W Hume, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1845
Mr. John Hume, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Stately" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 1st June 1851 8
Robert Hume, aged 18, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Seringapatam" in 1856
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hume (post 1700) +

John Hume KCSG (1937-2020), Irish politician from Derry, co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize
Enoch Edgar Hume (1844-1911), American physician and politician, Mayor of Frankfort, Kentucky, from 1905 to 1906, Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1875 to 1877
Cyril Hume (1900-1966), American Primetime Emmy Award nominated screenwriter who wrote for 29 films between 1924 and 1966
Donald Bruce Hume (1915-2001), American gold medalist rower at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Thomas Hubert Hume (b. 1953), American former Major League Baseball pitcher from Cincinnati, Ohio
Brigadier-General Edgar Erskine Hume (1889-1952), American Chief Surgeon US Far East Command (1949-1951) 9
Brit Hume (b. 1943), American commentator and television journalist for Fox News
Kirsty Hume (b. 1976), Scottish model who has modeled for Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent and many more
Bobby Hume (1941-1997), Scottish professional footballer from Glasgow
Baron David Hume (1757-1838), Scottish advocate
... (Another 19 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hume family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Samuel Hume, British Ordinary Signalman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 10

RMS Lusitania

Mr. James Hume, Irish Able-Bodied Seaman from Belfast, Ireland, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking by escaping in a collapsible 11
Mr. Archie Hume, English Trimmer from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 11
Mrs. Mary Agnes Hume, American 2nd Class passenger from Harrison, New Jersey, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 11

RMS Titanic

Mr. John Law Hume (d. 1912), aged 21, Scottish Violinist from Dumfries, Scotland who played aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 12
Mr. John Law "Jock" Hume (d. 1912), aged 21, Scottish Second Class passenger from Dumfries, Scotland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 12

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth-and-henry
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WATERWICH 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Waterwitch.gif
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, March 30) Edgar Hume. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Hume/Edgar_Erskine/USA.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html