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![Show Contents]() Smyley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name Smyley is a nickname for a for a person noted for their smile, or happy personality. Smyley is thus, a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress. The surname Smyley comes from the Old English word, smile, which means grin. Therefore, the surname Smyley would have been adopted by someone with a distinct smile, or grin. Early Origins of the Smyley familyThe surname Smyley was first found in Cumberland, a historic county of North West England, now known as Cumbria. Early History of the Smyley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Smyley research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1630, 1660, 1670, 1689, 1697, 1740, 1763, 1774, 1787, 1795, 1890 and 1968 are included under the topic Early Smyley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Smyley Spelling VariationsSpelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Smyley has appeared in various documents spelled Smiley, Smellie, Smyly, Smyley, Smilley, Smilie and many more. Early Notables of the Smyley familyAnother 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Smyley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Smyley family to Ireland
Some of the Smyley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 163 words (12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
Smyley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Sam Smyley, aged 35, who landed in New York, NY in 1803 1
- Samuel Smyley, aged 35, who arrived in New Castle, Wilmington and Philadelphia in 1803 1
- James Smyley, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1828 1
- R Smyley, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
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: Industria virtus et fortitudo
Motto Translation: Industry, valor, and fortitude.
- 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)
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Smyley migration to the United States 
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