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Where did the Irish Tierney family come from? What is the Irish Tierney family crest and coat of arms? When did the Tierney family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Tierney family history?
Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Tierney originally appeared in Gaelic as O Tighearnaigh, which is derived from "tighearna," which means "lord."
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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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Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Tierney dating from that time include Tierney, O'Tierney, Tyernie, Tiernay, O'Tierny and others.First found in County Mayo, where their chiefs were the Lords of Carra. Over time, the name became scattered through Ireland, but pockets of the name can still be found in most counties of Mayo and Connacht.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tierney research. Another 394 words(28 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Tierney 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 Tierney. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Tierney family in North America:
Tierney Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mathew Tierney, who arrived in Mississippi in 1798
Tierney Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Michael Tierney, who landed in America in 1811
- Joseph Tierney, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816
- Francis Tierney, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816
- Hugh Tierney, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816
- Andrew Tierney, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1818
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- Gene Tierney (1920-1991), American Academy Award-nominated stage and film actress
- Harry Tierney (1890-1965), American composer of musical theatre
- Lawrence Tierney (1919-2002), American actor, best known for his screen portrayals as mobsters
- Maura Tierney (b. 1965), American actress, best known for her role as Abby Lockhart on the television medical drama ER
- Chris Tierney (b. 1986), American soccer player
- Brian P. Tierney (b. 1957), American a former advertising and public relations executive and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Gary Tierney (b. 1986), Scottish professional footballer
- George Tierney (1761-1830), English Whig politician
- Malcolm Tierney (b. 1938), British actor
- Marc Tierney (b. 1985), English professional footballer
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Genealogical Charts of Descendants of John Tierney and of the Related Families by Raymond Moran Teirney.
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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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- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 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.
- Read, Charles Anderson. The Cabinet of Irish Literature Selections from the Works of the Chief Poets, Orators and Prose Writers of Ireland 4 Volumes. London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
- Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Tierney Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Tierney 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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