| ![Show Contents]() MacAleer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Ireland
Etymology of MacAleerWhat does the name MacAleer mean? The Dalriadan clans of ancient Scotland spawned the ancestors of the MacAleer family. Their name comes from the Gaelic word Mac-Giolla-Uidhir, which literally means son of the pale youth or son of Odhar's servant. 1 Early Origins of the MacAleer familyThe surname MacAleer was first found in Ayrshire and Galloway, where John McLur and Robert McLure were first listed as followers of the Earl of Casilis in 1526. A few years later in 1532, Tomas Maklure was sergeant of Assize in Carrick. Interestingly, the earliest evidence of a Clan piper was Robert MacLure who was piper to the chief of the Buchanans in 1600. 1 Early History of the MacAleer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacAleer research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1660, 1720, 1723, 1729, 1807, 1857, 1873 and 1890 are included under the topic Early MacAleer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacAleer Spelling VariationsThe medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English created many spelling variations of the same name. MacAleer has been recorded as MacClure, MacLure, MacCloor, McLeur, McCloor and others. Early Notables of the MacAleer familyJ. Cluer, an engraver and publisher of music, who carried on business in Bow Churchyard, London, in the middle of the first half of the 18th century. He published in...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacAleer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the MacAleer family to IrelandSome of the MacAleer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 140 words (10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| MacAleer migration to the United States | + |
Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name MacAleer, or a variant listed above:
MacAleer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Arthur, Daniel, Edward, Hugh, James, John, Patrick, Simon, and William MacAleer, who all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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