Mayre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The Mayre surname is an occupational name, and was probably first borne by someone who was a town mayor.

Early Origins of the Mayre family

The surname Mayre was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where early records indicate that bearers of this name had long been established.

Early History of the Mayre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mayre research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1586, 1602, 1798, 1813 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Mayre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mayre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maire, Maires, la Maire, Lamaire, Lamaires, de Maire, Mayre, Mayres, Demaire, Demaires, Le Maire, Lemaire, Lemaires, Le Mayre, Lemayre, Lemayres, de Mayre, Demayre, Demayres, Mairre, Mairres, Meire, Meirre and many more.

Early Notables of the Mayre family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean Le Maire, seigneur (Lord) of La Bondue, who was ennobled, and his son Jean, who was a government official in the "bailliages" d'Autun et de Montcenis, and later prosecuting attorney for duke Charles in the duchy of Burgundy. The descendants of Jean continued to hold high positions in the governments of the region...
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Mayre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mayre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Georg, Mayre Jr., who landed in Georgia in 1734-1741 1

Citations +

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)