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

The Hand surname name is derived from the Gaelic Laimhin, a reduced form of Flaithimhin. The Gaelic word "flaith," means "prince or ruler," but this name has sometimes been mis-translated as "hand."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lavin, Lavan, Glavin, O'Lavin, Glavan, MacGlavin, Hand, MacGlavy and many more.

First found in counties Mayo and Roscommon.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hand research. Another 196 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1744, 1802, 1864, and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hand History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hand Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hand Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Hand, who arrived in Virginia in 1621
  • Winifred Hand, aged 20, arrived in Barbados in 1635
  • Tho Hand, aged 20, landed in Virginia in 1635
  • Robert Hand who settled in Virginia in 1635
  • John Hand, who settled in Lynn Mass in 1635, one of the 8 men to buy Montauk Point Long Island and established the town of Easthampton


Hand Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Margt Hand, who arrived in Virginia in 1706
  • Rudolph Hand, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1744
  • Hans Georg Hand, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752
  • George Hand, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765
  • Nicholas Hand, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1773

Hand Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Martin William Hand, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1811
  • Christopher Hand, who arrived in New York in 1835
  • Catherine Hand, aged 19, landed in New York, NY in 1850
  • Ann Hand, aged 30, arrived in New York, NY in 1850
  • Hugh Hand, aged 18, arrived in New York, NY in 1850


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  • Augustus Noble Hand (1869-1954), American judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • David Dodd Hand (1900-1986), American animator and animation director, best known for his work with Disney, eventually become supervising director on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Bambi"
  • Elizabeth Hand (b. 1957), American writer
  • Jon Hand (b. 1986), American NFL football player
  • Larry Thomas Hand (b. 1940), former American NFL Football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions (1965-1977)
  • James Hand (b. 1986), professional Irish footballer
  • Eoin Kevin Joseph Colin Hand (b. 1946), Irish former footballer, football manager and radio football commentator
  • David John Hand Ph.D., (b. 1950), British statistician elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003
  • Grand Chief Geoffrey David Hand KBE GCL (1918-2006), the first Anglican Archbishop of Papua New Guinea
  • Gerry Hand (b. 1942), former Australian politician, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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  • Genealogy of the Hand Family and Related Families by Dorothy Hand Dymond.
  • Hand, Sisson, and Scott: More Yeoman Ancestors by Carol Clark Johnson.
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  8. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  9. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  10. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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The Hand Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hand 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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