Hairy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Hairy

What does the name Hairy mean?

The Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland are the ancestral home of the Hairy family. Their name comes from Ir. O'hlr means descendant of Ir.

Early Origins of the Hairy family

The surname Hairy was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Hairy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hairy research. Another 47 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1686, 1751, 1760, 1775, 1792, 1795, 1834, 1837, 1842, 1855, 1890 and 1964 are included under the topic Early Hairy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hairy Spelling Variations

Medieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with spelling variations. Hairy has been written as Hare, Hair, Hehir, Hehr, Heher and others.

Early Notables of the Hairy family

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Migration of the Hairy family to Ireland

Some of the Hairy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 105 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Hairy family

Ancestors of many of the Dalriadan families who crossed the Atlantic still live along the east coast of the United States and Canada. Some Scottish settlers arrived in Canada during the American War of Independence as United Empire Loyalists, while others stayed south to fight for a new nation. The descendants of Scottish settlers in both countries began to rediscover their heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries through Clan societies and highland games. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Hairy or a variant listed above: James and Susan Hare, who settled in Virginia in 1635; as did James Haire in 1642; John Hare, who arrived in Barbados with his wife and servants in 1679.