Leir History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Germany

Early Origins of the Leir family

The surname Leir was first found in Ulm, where the family was established in early times.

Early History of the Leir family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leir research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1780, 1796, 1818 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Leir History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leir Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leier, Leir, Laer, Leyer, Leyher, Layer, Layher, Laier and many more.

Early Notables of the Leir family

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Leir migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leir Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ludwig Leir, who landed in America in 1853 1
Theresa Victoria Leir, who arrived in America in 1853 1
Jakob Moriz Leir, who arrived in America in 1855 1
H Leir, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Leir (post 1700) +

Roger K. Leir D.P.M. (1934-2014), American podiatric surgeon and ufologist, best known as an investigator of alien implants

Historic Events for the Leir family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Richard Hugh Leir, British Midshipman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking, also sailed aboard the HMS Exeter 2

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)
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html