Deary History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The surname Deary can come from both the original Irish surnames Ó Daighre and Ó Doireidh. The names Derry and Deery are used synonymously, but originally the name Derry came from Ó Doireidh, and Deery from Ó Daighre. 1

Early Origins of the Deary family

The surname Deary was first found in north-west Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where the O Daighre were the erenagh family of Derry Church and the O Doireidh were the erenagh family of nearby Donaghmore in the diocese of Raphoe in Donegal. In 1609, the O Doireidh family were listed as erenagh of Columbkil, where in the 13th century Maeliosa O Dioreidh was bishop.

Early History of the Deary family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deary research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1574, 1576, 1609, 1663, 1666, 1671, 1801, 1820, 1847 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Deary History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Deary Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Derry, Deery, O'Derry, O'Deery, O'Diera, O'Deary and many more.

Early Notables of the Deary family

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Deary migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deary Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Deary, aged 36, who arrived in Maryland in 1813 2
James Deary, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 2
Daniel Deary, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1864 2

Deary migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Deary Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Edward Deary, aged 19, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Confiance" 3
Mr. James Deary, Scottish convict who was convicted in Jedburgh, Scotland for life, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 11th March 1863, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Deary (post 1700) +

Mr. Ian John Deary O.B.E., F.B.A., F.R.S.E. (b. 1954), Scottish Professor of Differential Psychology and Director of the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology at University of Edinburgh, was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to the Social Sciences 5
Peter "Digsy" Deary, English born musician and singer/songwriter from Liverpool
John Steele Deary (b. 1962), English former professional footballer who played from 1980 to 2000
Ian J. Deary, Scottish psychologist and Professor of Differential Psychology at The University of Edinburgh
William Terence "Terry" Deary (b. 1946), English author of history books for children

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
South Australian Register Tuesday 30th November 1858. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Confiance 1858. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/confiance1858.shtml
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists