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![Show Contents]() Fify History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland
The ancestors of the first family to use the name Fify lived among the ancient Scottish people called the Picts. The Fify family lived in the barony of Fyvie in the county of Aberdeen. The surname Fify belongs to the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Fify familyThe surname Fify was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Fyvie is a village on the River Ytham, and the castle is one of the great tower houses of north eastern Scotland. Early History of the Fify familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fify research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1266, 1340, 1475, 1547 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Fify History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fify Spelling VariationsIn the Middle ages, spelling and translation were not yet regulated by any general rules. spelling variations in names were common even among members of one family unit. Fify has appeared Fivie, Fyvie, Fyvey, Fivey, Five, Fyve, Fify and many more. Early Notables of the Fify familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fify Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Fify migration to the United States | + |
Faced by this persecution and the generally unstable political climate of those days, many Scots chose to leave their homeland for Ireland, Australia, and North America in search of greater opportunity and freedom. The colonies across the Atlantic were the most popular choice, but a passage there was neither cheap nor easily suffered. Passengers arrived sick and poor, but those who made it intact often found land and more tolerant societies in which to live. These brave settlers formed the backbone of the burgeoning nations of Canada and the United States. It is only this century that the ancestors of these families have begun to recover their collective identity through the patriotic highland games and Clan societies that have sprung up throughout North America. Research into early immigration and passenger lists revealed many immigrants bearing the name Fify:
Fify Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Coneard Fify, aged 52, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Fify migration to the United States 
