McDyer Surname History

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Ireland

Etymology of McDyer

What does the name McDyer mean?

MacDuibhir is the Irish form of the surname McDyer. Though similar sounding, MacDwyer bears no connection to the O'Dwyer family of Tipperary.

Early Origins of the McDyer family

The surname McDyer 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 McDyer family

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McDyer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacDyer, MacDwyer, MacDyre, MacDiver, Diver, Dyer and others.

Early Notables of the McDyer family

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Migration of the McDyer 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 ".

Contemporary Notables of the name McDyer (post 1700) +

Columba McDyer (1921-2001), Irish Gaelic football player for Cavan and Donegal who played from 1942 to 1947
James McDyer (d. 1987), Irish Roman Catholic priest and community leader from Glenties, County Donegal