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Etymology of Wyres

What does the name Wyres mean?

The surname Wyres is an Anglicization of Mac an Mhaoir.

Early Origins of the Wyres family

The surname Wyres was first found in County Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster.

Early History of the Wyres family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wyres research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1552, 1556, 1656 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Wyres History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wyres Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wyer, Weir, Weyre, Wyre, Wyers and others.

Early Notables of the Wyres family

Robert Wyer (fl. 1530-1556), an English printer who belonged to a family some members of which were settled at Wendover in Buckinghamshire. John Wyer, who died in 1552, held at...
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Migration of the Wyres family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Wyer, who sailed to New Orleans in 1820; David Wyer, who arrived in New Orleans in 1821; Edward Wyer, who landed in New York in 1821; Eliza Weir, who arrived with two children in New York in 1822.



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