Glave History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
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Etymology of Glave

What does the name Glave mean?

The Glave surname name is derived from the Gaelic Laimhin, a reduced form of Flaithimhin. The Gaelic word "flaith," means "prince or ruler," but this name has sometimes been mis-translated as "hand."

Early Origins of the Glave family

The surname Glave was first found in counties Mayo and Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht.

Early History of the Glave family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glave research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1744, 1802, 1864 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Glave History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glave Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lavin, Lavan, Glavin, O'Lavin, Glavan, MacGlavin, Hand, MacGlavy and many more.

Early Notables of the Glave family

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Glave migration to the United States +

Glave Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Glave, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1683 1

Glave migration to Australia +

Glave Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Glave who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "David Malcolm" on 13th May 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island 2

Sources +

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-malcolm