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![Show Contents]() Sheilds History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
This name was anglicized from Ó Siadhail in Gaelic, meaning an 'ancestor of Siadhail' (the prefix Ó denotes 'grandfather of'). Siadhail has been translated to mean 'sloth' or 'sluggishness'. As this name is descriptive of its original bearer, it is considered to be a nickname. However, many Irish of this name originally came from England or Scotland where the name Shields is derived from an Old English word meaning 'shed' or 'hut' - a somewhat more flattering meaning. Early Origins of the Sheilds familyThe surname Sheilds was first found in the Ulster region counties of Donegal, Derry, Antrim and Down. This family are reputed to be descendents of the great King Niall of the Nine Hostages. Early History of the Sheilds familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sheilds research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1545, 1548, 1677, 1693, 1698, 1745, 1800, 1879, 1886 and 1949 are included under the topic Early Sheilds History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sheilds Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Shiel, Sheilles, Sheild, Sheill, Sheels, Sheils, Sheil, Shield, Shields, Shieles, Shiels, Shiells, Shielles, Shiell, Sheills, Sheilds and many more. Early Notables of the Sheilds familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Luke O'Shiell (1677-1745), Irish Jacobite, born in Dublin who emigrated to Nantes, France after the Irish defeat, father of Mary O'Shiell, a French-Irish businessperson in Nantes and her sisters Agnés O'Shiell and Anne O'Shiell, founder of the family manor of the O'Shiell, Manoir de la Placelière, which became the gathering place of the large Irish colony in Nantes; Michael...
Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sheilds Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sheilds RankingIn the United States, the name Sheilds is the 11,309th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sheilds Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mary Sheilds, who settled in Montserrat in 1685
Sheilds Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Sheilds, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1804 2
- Mr. Terrance Sheilds, aged 19, Irish gardener who arrived in New York in 1846 aboard the ship "Stephen Whitney"
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sheilds Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Patrick Sheilds, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Billow" in 1833
- Bernard Sheilds, aged 23, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Betsy Heron" from Belfast, Ireland
- Mary Sheilds, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Betsy Heron" from Belfast, Ireland
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sheilds (post 1700) | + |
- Marsha Ann Sheilds, American politician, Socialist Workers Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1972 3
- Wentworth Francis Wentworth- Sheilds (1867-1944), English-born, Australian Anglican Bishop of Armidale
- Francis Webb Sheilds, British-born, Australian early civil engineer on the Sydney Railway Company in the mid 1800s
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Omne solum forti patria
Motto Translation: Every land is a native country to a brave man
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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