McIlwraith Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname McIlwraith

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Origin Displayed: Scottish

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

The first family to use the name McIlwraith lived in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. It was used as a nickname for a young man with tanned skin or with tawny hair with darker streaks. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac 'Ille riabhaich, which means son of the brindled lad.

The translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years McIlwraith has appeared as Macilreach, McIlreach, MacIlreath, McIlreath, Macilriach, McIlriach, Macilraith, McIlraith, Macilaraith, McIlaraith, Macilarith, McIlarith, Macilwraith, McIlwraith, Macilwraithe, McIlwraithe, MacIlwrathe, McIlwrathe, MacKilwrath, McKilwrath, MacKilwrathe, McKilwrathe, Macgfillreich, McFillreich, Macileriach, McIleriach, Macillrich, McIllrich, Macilurick, McIlurick, Macilwrick, McIlwrick, MacIlwrith, McIlwrith, MacIlrevie, McIlrevie, MacKilreve, McKilreve, MacKilrea, McKilrea, MacElrath, McElrath, MacElreath, McElreath, McElvrick, MacElvrick, McIllrie, MacIllrie, MacAlwraith, McAlwraith, Revie, McRevie and many more.

First found in Ayrshire where they held a family seat from very early times.

Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name McIlwraith or a variant listed above: John McIllreavy landed in Philadelphia Pa. in 1846; Archibald McIllree landed there in 1832; William McIlrea landed in Philadelphia in 1834; Samuel and William McIlree landed there in 1834.

Motto Translated: By sea and by land.

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Some noteworthy people of the name McIlwraith

John McIlwraith (1857-1938), Australian cricketer
Sir Thomas McIlwraith (1835-1900), Premier of Queensland from 1877 to 1883
Arthur Renwick McIlwraith, Sheriff of south Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

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