Hasey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
Ireland

Etymology of Hasey

What does the name Hasey mean?

The roots of the name Hasey come from the Viking settlers of ancient Scotland. The name was derived from the name Aassi, which is a Old Norse form of the Old English personal name Oswald, which means divine power. The original spelling of the surname Hasey was Aassiesen, and this form is preserved in the Shetlands; many diminutive forms of the surname also exist. The surname was recorded in the Landnamabok (the Icelandic Book of settlement), as Asi.

Early Origins of the Hasey family

The surname Hasey was first found in the Shetlands, where it is a form of Oswald.

Early History of the Hasey family

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Hasey Spelling Variations

Medieval scribes most often spelled names by the way they sounded. spelling variations, are thus, very common in records dating from that time. Over the years, Hasey has been spelled Aassie, Assi, Assie, Aasie, Hoseason, Hosison and many more.

Early Notables of the Hasey family

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Migration of the Hasey family to Ireland

Some of the Hasey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hasey migration to the United States +

The Scottish settlers spread out along the fertile land of the east coast of what would become the United States and Canada. They and many of their children went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. That heritage has been recovered by many in this century through Clan societies and other Scottish historical organizations. Archival documents indicate that members of the Hasey family relocated to North American shores quite early:

Hasey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Hasey, who landed in New England in 1652 1

Hasey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Kate Hasey, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 1

Hasey migration to Canada +

Hasey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Margaret Harney Hasey, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1841

Contemporary Notables of the name Hasey (post 1700) +

Oscar L. Hasey, American Democratic Party politician, National Democratic Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896 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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html