Dalriada, in ancient Scotland, is where the name Blews evolved. It was a name for someone who lived in the county of Argyll (now in the Strathclyde region), on the isle of Arran. The name Blues may also be derived from the Gaelic word "gorm", which means Blue. The name is also commonly found on tombstones in and around Knapdale. One may presume that because of this, the origin of the name may have been derived from a marriage to a MacMillan. Furthermore, the Anglicized name Blue may have derived from a particular branch of the MacMillans called the "MacGhilleghuirm", which means "son of the blue lad."
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Early Origins of the Blews family
The surname Blews was first found in Argyllshire on the isle of Arran, where they held a family seat from ancient times, and the name can frequently be found on tombstones in and around Knapdale, on the isle of Arran.
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Early History of the Blews family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blews research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1360 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Blews History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Blews Spelling Variations
Medieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with spelling variations. Blews has been written as Blue, Blew, Blewe, Bleu, Gorm, Gilligorm and others.
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Early Notables of the Blews family
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Migration of the Blews family
Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Blews, or a variant listed above: George and Duncan Blue settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856; John Blue settled there in 1862; Edward Blew settled in Virginia in 1642; Duncan Blew, his wife Anne, and three daughters, Ellinor, Mary and Katherine, settled in Virginia in 1740.
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