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Etymology of Heaphey

What does the name Heaphey mean?

The name Heaphey came to England with the ancestors of the Heaphey family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Heaphey family lived in Lancashire.

Early Origins of the Heaphey family

The surname Heaphey was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Heaphey family

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Heaphey Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Heap, Heaps and others.

Early Notables of the Heaphey family

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Heaphey migration to the United States+

Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Heaphey or a variant listed above:

Heaphey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Daniel Heaphey, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 1
Heaphey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Patrick Heaphey, of Ballyragget, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1902
  1. 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)

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