Fee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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The surname Fee originally appeared in Gaelic as "O Fiaich," derived from the word "fiach," which means "raven."

Early Origins of the Fee family

The surname Fee was first found in County Cavan, north Connacht, and Fermanagh, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Fee family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fee research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172 and 1707 are included under the topic Early Fee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fee Spelling Variations

People who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Fee that are preserved in archival documents are Foy, Fee, Fye, Fey and others.

Early Notables of the Fee family

Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fee Ranking

In the United States, the name Fee is the 5,165th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


Fee migration to the United States +

Irish families left their homeland in astonishing numbers during the 19th century in search of a better life. Although individual reasons vary, most of these Irish families suffered from extreme poverty, lack of work opportunities, and exorbitant rents in their homeland. Many decided to travel to Australia or North America in the hopes of finding greater opportunities and land. The Irish immigrants that came to North America initially settled on the East Coast, often in major centers such as Boston or New York. But like the many other cultures to settle in North America, the Irish traveled to almost any region they felt held greater promise; as a result, many Irish with gold fever moved all the way out to the Pacific coast. Others before that time left for land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula, or the Maritimes as United Empire Loyalists, for many Irish did choose to side with the English during the American War of Independence. The earliest wave of Irish migration, however, occurred during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the Fee name:

Fee Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Fee Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Fee Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fee migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fee Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Fee migration to Australia +

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

Fee Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Fee migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Fee Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Fee migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 9
Fee Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Fee (post 1700) +


Suggested Readings for the name Fee +
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