The Irish name Heartman was originally written in a Gaelic form as O hAirt, which connotes a descendant of Art.
Early Origins of the Heartman family
The surname Heartman was first found in
County Meath (Irish: An Mhí) anciently part of the kingdom of Brega, located in Eastern
Ireland, in the province of
Leinster, where they were of the southern Ui Neill. Before the Anglo-
Norman invasion of the 12th century, their chiefs were known as the lords of Teffia.
Early History of the Heartman family
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Heartman Spelling Variations
The recording of names in
Ireland during the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. Since the general population did not know how to read or write, they could only specify how their names should be recorded orally. Research into the name Heartman revealed
spelling variations, including Hart, O'Hart, Harte, MacArt, McArt, MacCart, McCart and many more.
Early Notables of the Heartman family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Heartman family to the New World and Oceana
Death and immigration greatly reduced Ireland's population in the 19th century. For the native Irish people poverty, hunger, and racial prejudice was common. Therefore, thousands left their homeland to seek opportunity in North America. Those who survived the journey and the quarantine camps to which they arrived, were instrumental towards building the strong developing nations of the United States and the future Canada. By far, the largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with
Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These were employed as construction or factory workers. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name Heartman:
Heartman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Jacob Heartman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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 Heartman Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortis et fideliter
Motto Translation: Brave and faithful.