Silks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Silks

What does the name Silks mean?

The Silks surname is an Anglicized form, or in some cases a translation of the Gaelic Ó Síoda, where "síoda," means "silk."

Early Origins of the Silks family

The surname Silks was first found in Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat as Lords and Chiefs in Clann Coilein in western Clare in the territory of the MacNamaras known as the MacNamara Fionn, and from whom they were descended. After the Norman Conquest of Ireland in 1172, many Irish clann and sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later after the Cromwellian Invasion in Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, but few were to be found in the Clann Coilein.

Early History of the Silks family

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Silks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sheedy, McSheedy, O'Sheedy, Sheady, Silk, Silke and many more.

Early Notables of the Silks family

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Silks migration to the United States +

Silks Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Maria Silks, aged 20, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1

Silks Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Silks, aged 36, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1837 1

Sources +

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)