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Hugher is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a hewer, an occupational name for a cutter of wood or stone. The surname Hugher is derived from the Old English word heawan, which means to hew or cut. 1
The surname Hugher was first found in Hampshire at Winton where Alwinus Heuere was the first record of the family in 1066. Hugh le Hewer was later listed in the Assize Rolls of Essex in 1255. 1 A few years later, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Benedist le Huwere in Cambridgeshire and Walter le Howere in Kent. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hugher research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1642, 1692, 1715 and 1728 are included under the topic Early Hugher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Hugher has appeared include Hewer, Hewar and others.
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hugher Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Hugher arrived in North America very early: Richard Hewer landed in Philadelphia in 1634; Peter Hewer arrived in 1776; and in 1783 August Hewer purchased lands in Nova Scotia.