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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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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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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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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Hand. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
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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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- 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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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
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