Early Origins of the Shaffery family
The surname Shaffery was first found in
Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest
Ireland in the province of
Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a
family seat as chiefs of their sept. Irish history was greatly influenced by the
Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Derry.
Early History of the Shaffery family
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Shaffery Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: MacShaffrey, MacJeffery, MacGeoffery, Shaffrey, Shaffery, MacGofrey, MacGoffery, Magofrey, Mageffery and many more.
Early Notables of the Shaffery family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Shaffery family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..