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Dea Family Crest
Dea Family Crest
Dea

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Where did the Irish Dea family come from? What is the Irish Dea family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dea family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dea family history?

All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Dea originally appeared in Gaelic as O Deaghaidh or O Diaghaidh.

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In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Dea family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Day, Dea, O'Dea and others.

First found in County Clare, where O'Dea was chief of Dysart-O'Dea, now the parish of Dysart, barony of Inchiquin, one of the original chiefs and clans of ancient Thomond.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dea research. Another 396 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1318 and 1434 are included under the topic Early Dea History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Dea:

Dea Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Margt Dea, who arrived in Virginia in 1701
  • Samuel Dea, who arrived in New York in 1784

Dea Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • A Dea, aged 30, landed in New Orleans, La in 1836
  • Michael Dea, who landed in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1848
  • Ellen Dea, aged 35, landed in New York in 1864

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  • William Fraser Dea (b. 1933), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey centre
  • Matt Dea, Australian rules footballer


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The Dea Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dea Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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