MacDuibhir is the Irish form of the surname MacDwyer. Though similar sounding, MacDwyer bears no connection to the O'Dwyer family of Tipperary.
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Early Origins of the MacDwyer family
The surname MacDwyer was first found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where three MacDyers obtained pardons in 1593. A landowner from County Donegal is listed in an inquisition of 1632 as Phelim MacDavir.
Early History of the MacDwyer family
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MacDwyer Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: MacDyer, MacDwyer, MacDyre, MacDiver, Diver, Dyer and others.
Early Notables of the MacDwyer family
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Migration of the MacDwyer family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Dyer, who settled in Virginia in 1635; Ann Dyer, who immigrated to Virginia in 1643; Patrick Dyer, who arrived in New York in 1849; Patrick and Mary Dyer, who landed in Boston in 1850 as a bonded passengers, and Alida Dyer, who arrived in Quebec in 1870 as one of the ".
