Hanahs Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Hanahs

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Origin Displayed: Scottish

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

Among the clans of the Scottish/English Borderlands, the Strathclyde Britons were the first to use the name Hanahs. It is derived from the personal names Hannah and Anna. Hanahs is therefore a metronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Metronyms could be derived from the personal name of the mother of the bearer, or from religious and secular heroines. The surname Hanahs may also be of local origin, since there was a written reference to John of Hanna, who was the master of a ship belonging to the King of Scotland in 1424, however, there is no known place called Hanna in Scotland. The more likely derivation of the name is the metronymic.

The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Hanahs has been spelled Hannah, Hanna, Hannay, Hanney and others.

First found in Wigtownshire, 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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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
A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them: Alexander Hannah settled in Boston in 1766; Andrew Hannah settled in Antigua in 1679; George Hannah settled in Barbados in 1680 with his wife and two children.

Motto Translated: Through straits to heights.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Hanahs family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Hanahs coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Hanahs genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Hanahs Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hanahs 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.