Shevland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The surname Shevland is an Anglicization of the sept name Ó Sibhlen, which is now in modern Irish Ó Seibhleain.

Early Origins of the Shevland family

The surname Shevland was first found in County Offaly (Irish: Uíbh Fháilí) originally the Kingdom of Uí Failghe, located in central Ireland in the Province of Leinster, where the principal sept of Ó Sibhlen was located. They were an important sept in that area until the Anglo-Norman invasion in the 12th century. There was also a sept of Ó Sibhlen of the Ui Fiachrach in Mayo.

Early History of the Shevland family

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Shevland Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shevlin, Shevlan, Shevland, Shevlane, Shivlin and many more.

Early Notables of the Shevland family

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Migration of the Shevland family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward and John Shivilen, who were recorded as British aliens in Delaware during the War of 1812; Phillip Shevlen, who settled in St. John, New Brunswick in 1833.