Glore Surname History

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Ireland

Etymology of Glore

What does the name Glore mean?

The surname Glore was sometimes anglicized as Glory, as in the four householders of County Kilkenny who appear in Griffith's Valuation in the 19th century. These families, however, are not related to the MacGlory families found in Ulster and County Meath.

Early Origins of the Glore family

The surname Glore was first found in County Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster, where it appears in medieval records such as the Justiciary Rolls and the Ormond Deeds. However, one William O'Gloerne was convicted as a "felon" in County Tipperary in 1292. In 1300, several O'Gloernes ambushed an Englishman at Callan in County Kilkenny. The name is also mentioned in the topographical poems of O'Dugan and O'Heerin.

Early History of the Glore family

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Glore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Glorney, O'Glorney, O'Gloerne, O'Gloiarin, Gloryn and many more.

Early Notables of the Glore family

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Migration of the Glore family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bridget and Tim Glorney, who immigrated to New York in 1847; and Jane Glorny, who also immigrated to New York in 1847.

Contemporary Notables of the name Glore (post 1700) +

Harrison C. Glore, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1907-10; Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html