Paisley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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The ancestors of the Paisley family lived among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. Paisley is a name for someone who lived in the town of Paisley in Renfrew (now part of the Strathclyde region).

Early Origins of the Paisley family

The surname Paisley was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Paisley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paisley research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1179, 1199, 1202, 1320 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Paisley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paisley Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Paisley has been spelled Paisley, Pasley and others.

Early Notables of the Paisley family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Paisley Ranking

In the United States, the name Paisley is the 12,988th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Paisley family to Ireland

Some of the Paisley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


Paisley migration to the United States +

Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:

Paisley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Paisley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Paisley migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paisley Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Paisley migration to Australia +

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

Paisley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Paisley 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:

Paisley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Paisley (post 1700) +
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