Dreaver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Dreaver family

The surname Dreaver was first found in Orkney (Gaelic: Insi Orc, “Island of the wild pigs”), and Shetland where they held a family seat at Fitch in the parish of Tingwall (Dingwall.) The Viking influence of northern Scotland developed as a stepping stone to Iceland from Scandinavia. Many Viking expeditions were started from the Orkneys and the northern tip. Rollo, first Duke of Normandy, started his conquest of that part of France as an expeditionary from here. Later the name was found in Kirkwall.

Early History of the Dreaver family

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Dreaver Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Drever, Dreaver, Draver, Dravar, Draver and others.

Early Notables of the Dreaver family

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Dreaver migration to the United States +

Dreaver Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fred and George Dreaver, who were naturalized in Ohio in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Dreaver (post 1700) +

Mary Manson Dreaver (b. 1887), New Zealander journalist and church minister