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Phares Family Crest
Phares Family Crest
Phares

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

The Phares surname is derived from the Middle English word "fair," or "fayr," from the Old English "fæger;" meaning "handsome," "beautiful," or "fair." As such, the name is generally considered to have originally been a nickname, although it was in occasional use as a personal name for both men and women.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Fair, Faire, Faires, Fayer, Fayers, Fairs, Fare, Phair, Phaire, Phayre, Phares and many more.

First found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Phares Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Lydia Phares arrived in Maryland in 1658
  • Lydia Phares, who landed in Maryland in 1658

Phares Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Phares Jr. settled in Cincinnati in 1825
  • Julia Phares came to Kansas in 1870

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  7. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster and America. Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Print.
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  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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The Phares Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Phares 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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