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Leamy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The surname Leamy comes from the Irish Gaelic Ó Laomhda and later Ó Leime.

Early Origins of the Leamy family

The surname Leamy was first found in as the name of an old Gaelic sept, in the ancient territory of Upper Ormond, now east Munster .

Early History of the Leamy family

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Leamy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leamy, O'Leamy, Leamygh and others.

Early Notables of the Leamy family

Prominent amongst the family at this time was

the Leamy family of County Tipperary

Leamy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leamy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Leamy, who settled in Philadelphia in 1799

Leamy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. A. Leamy, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1819
Thomas Leamy, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Philadelphia in 1846
James Leamy, who arrived in New York in 1849 1
John Leamy, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Philadelphia in 1862
Patrick, John H, John J, Michael T, and Michael Leamy, were all naturalized in Erie County, Pennsylvania between 1865 and 1884
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Leamy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leamy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Patrick Leamy, who immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1809

Leamy migration to Australia +

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

Leamy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Leamy, (b. 1808), aged 19, Irish farm servant who was convicted in Cork, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 19th July 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
Mr. William Leamy, (b. 1803), aged 26, Irish ploughman who was convicted in Tipperary, Ireland for life for being rebel, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 2nd March 1829, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1850 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Leamy (post 1700) +

James Patrick Leamy (1892-1949), United States federal judge
John Leamy (b. 1967), American rock musician
James Patrick Leamy (b. 1892), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Governor of Vermont, 1932, 1934; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1938; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1940-49 4
Daniel Leamy, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1862-63 4
John Leamy (b. 1964), retired Irish sportsperson
Denis Leamy (b. 1981), Irish key member of the Irish international team rugby team
Edmund Leamy, Irish writer of Irish fairy stories for children
Robin Walsh "Bob" Leamy SM (1934-2022), New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, 4th Bishop of Rarotonga (1984–1996)
Andrew Leamy (1810-1868), Canadian pioneer industrialist and community leader in Wrightstown, Lower Canada

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html