Shuy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins and Etymology of Shuy

The surname Shuy was first found in Devon where they held a family seat. The name is believed to be derived from Shobrooke, a parish in Devon about two miles from Crediton in the union of Crediton, hundred of West Budleigh. 1

The parish dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Sceocabroc in 938 and literally means "brook haunted by an evil spirit," from the Old English "sceocca" + "broc." 2

By the time of the taking of the Domesday Book by Duke William of Normandy the parish was held by the Count of Mortain and there was probably a close relationship to another Shorbrooke, that of Shobrooke in Morchard Bishop. It is most likely that the parish was held by a relative of Count Mortain, half brother of Duke William. The Count had one son, William, and three daughters. Conjecturally, this family surname is descended. Through the centuries since the name has been subject to many interpretations of spelling.

Early History of the Shuy family

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Shuy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shobrooke, Shobroke, Shubrick, Shoobrick, Shoebruk, Shubrook, Shoebridge, Shoobridge and many more.

Early Notables of the Shuy family

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Migration of the Shuy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Shoobridge who was recorded as having arrived in Maryland in 1726; Philip Shobrooke who arrived in Maryland in 1774; and other individuals who established themselves along the eastern coast of the United States and in Canada during the 18th and 19th centuries..

Contemporary Notables of the name Shuy (post 1700) +

Justin Shuy, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2008 3

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html