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Appirder was first used as a surname by descendants of the Pictish people of ancient Scotland. The ancestors of the Appirder family lived in Aberdeen (part of the modern Grampian region) and from Aberdour in Fife (which is now part of the region of Fife).
The surname Appirder was first found in Forfarshire part of the Tayside region of North Eastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, at the Abbey of Arbroath where William Abirdour witnessed a charter by the Earl of Huntlie in 1367. Another William Aberdour was Bailie for the Abbey of Arbroath in 1483.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Appirder research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1484, 1508 and 1510 are included under the topic Early Appirder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Repeated and inaccurate translation of Scottish names from Gaelic to English and back resulted in a wide variety of spelling variations with single names. Appirder has appeared Aberdour, Abirdour, Aberder, Abirder, Abyrdour and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Appirder Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many Scottish families suffered enormous hardships and were compelled to leave their country of birth. They traveled to Ireland and Australia, but mostly to the colonies of North America, where many found the freedom and opportunity they sought. It was not without a fight, though, as many were forced to stand up and defend their freedom in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of these Scots abroad have rediscovered their heritage in the last century through the Clan societies and other organizations that have sprung up across North America. Immigration and passenger ship lists show some important early immigrants bearing the name Appirder: Charles Abirder settled in Georgia between 1790 and 1810.