Hefley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic personal name "ó hEamhthaigh." [1] The origins of this ancient personal name are obscure. It is possible that there is a connection to the word "eamh" which denotes a "groaning or exclamation of disgust."

Early Origins of the Hefley family

The surname Hefley was first found in the Athlone region, County Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster. Later some records of the family were found in Waterford and Cork. [1]

Early recorded instances of the name are rare, but there was a bearer recorded as a husbandman of Thisteinagh, in Couty Westmeath in 1601.

Early History of the Hefley family

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Hefley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heaphy, O'Heaphy, Heaphey, Heavey, O'Heavy, Heafy, O'Heafey, Heflin and many more.

Early Notables of the Hefley family (pre 1700)

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Hefley Ranking

In the United States, the name Hefley is the 11,060^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]

Hefley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hefley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joshans Carol Hefley, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 [3]

Contemporary Notables of the name Hefley (post 1700) +

Joel M. Hefley (b. 1935), American Republican politician, Member of Colorado State House of Representatives, 1977-78; Member of Colorado State Senate, 1979-86; U.S. Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1987-2007 [4]
Herald Hefley, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Iowa State House of Representatives from Dallas County, 1950 [4]
H. R. Hefley, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Iowa State Senate 17th District, 1948 [4]

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html