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Where did the English Mayer family come from? What is the English Mayer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mayer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mayer family history?
The name Mayer reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
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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)
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- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Mayer has been recorded under many different variations, including Major, Mauger, Magor, Maior, Mayer, Mayor, Mager and others.First found in on the Isle of Guernsey where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Some of the Mayer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 134 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Mayers were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:
Mayer Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Anna Mayer, who arrived in America in 1681
Mayer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Hans Mayer, who was the first bearer of this name to arrive in the New World. He came to Lancaster, Pa. in 1709
- Caspar Mayer, aged 30, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
- Egidi Mayer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1739
- Jacob Mayer, aged 47, landed in Pennsylvania in 1739
- Barbara Mayer, who arrived in Carolina in 1740
Mayer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Franz Jakob Mayer, who landed in Brazil in 1825
- Babette Mayer, who landed in North America in 1832-1849
- Morris Mayer, who landed in New York in 1840
- Abraham Mayer, who arrived in Mississippi in 1847
- John Mayer, who arrived in Mississippi in 1847
Mayer Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Aloise Mayer, aged 4, landed in New York, NY in 1901
- Emanuel Mayer, who arrived in Arkansas in 1905
- Alex Mayer, who arrived in Mississippi in 1907
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- Peter Mayer (b. 1936), Chief Executive of Penguin Books Ltd., London from 1978 to 1996
- Louis Burt Mayer (1885-1957), co-founder American of the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- René Mayer (1895-1972), French politician
- Sir Robert Mayer CH, KCVO (1879-1985), British founder and chairman of Youth and Music
- Charles James Mayer (b. 1936), Canadian former federal Minister of Agriculture
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- John Nicholas Mayer and all Known Descendants by Sallyann Jean Seaman.
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- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- 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.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
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