Leier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Early Origins of the Leier family

The surname Leier was first found in Ulm, where the family was established in early times.

Early History of the Leier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leier research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1780, 1796, 1818 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Leier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leier, Leir, Laer, Leyer, Leyher, Layer, Layher, Laier and many more.

Early Notables of the Leier family

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Leier migration to the United States +

Leier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Leier, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Leier (post 1700) +

Marsie Leier, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1972
Donald R Leier, Canadian president of Don Leier Equities Ltd. in Saskatoon
Mark Leier, Canadian historian of working class and left-wing history

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)