The ancestors of the Blewe surname are thought to have lived in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The name Blewe was given to someone who lived in the county of Argyll (now in the Strathclyde region), on the isle of Arran. The name Blues may also be derived from the Gaelic word "gorm", which means Blue. The name is also commonly found on tombstones in and around Knapdale. One may presume that because of this, the origin of the name may have been derived from a marriage to a MacMillan. Furthermore, the Anglicized name Blue may have derived from a particular branch of the MacMillans called the "MacGhilleghuirm", which means "son of the blue lad."
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Early Origins of the Blewe family
The surname Blewe was first found in Argyllshire on the isle of Arran, where they held a family seat from ancient times, and the name can frequently be found on tombstones in and around Knapdale, on the isle of Arran.
Early History of the Blewe family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blewe research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1360 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Blewe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Blewe Spelling Variations
The translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years Blewe has appeared as Blue, Blew, Blewe, Bleu, Gorm, Gilligorm and others.
Early Notables of the Blewe family
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Migration of the Blewe family
Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: George and Duncan Blue settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856; John Blue settled there in 1862; Edward Blew settled in Virginia in 1642; Duncan Blew, his wife Anne, and three daughters, Ellinor, Mary and Katherine, settled in Virginia in 1740.
