Wyre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

Etymology of Wyre

What does the name Wyre mean?

The surname Wyre is an Anglicization of Mac an Mhaoir.

Early Origins of the Wyre family

The surname Wyre was first found in County Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster.

Early History of the Wyre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wyre research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1552, 1556, 1656 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Wyre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wyre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wyer, Weir, Weyre, Wyre, Wyers and others.

Early Notables of the Wyre family

Robert Wyer (fl. 1530-1556), an English printer who belonged to a family some members of which were settled at Wendover in Buckinghamshire. John Wyer, who died in 1552, held at...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wyre Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wyre migration to Canada +

Wyre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. James Wyre U.E. who settled in Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1784 he is listed with the Loyalists and Disbanded Soldiers whose names appear as Passamaquoddy New Brunswick Loyalists 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wyre (post 1700) +

John Harvey Wyre (1941-2006), American-born, Canadian percussionist, composer, and music educator, principal timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ernie Wyre Nevel (1918-1988), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Sources +

Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X