Fivey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Fivey

What does the name Fivey mean?

The Fivey family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish Clan of ancient Scotland. The Fivey family lived in the barony of Fyvie in the county of Aberdeen. The surname Fivey belongs to the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Fivey family

The surname Fivey 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 Fivey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fivey research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1266, 1340, 1475, 1547 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Fivey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fivey Spelling Variations

Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Fivey include Fivie, Fyvie, Fyvey, Fivey, Five, Fyve, Fify and many more.

Early Notables of the Fivey family

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Fivey migration to the United States +

The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Fivey:

Fivey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

David Fivey who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1798