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Where did the Irish laverty family come from? What is the Irish laverty family crest and coat of arms? When did the laverty family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the laverty family history?The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name laverty originally appeared in Gaelic as "O Flaithbheartaigh," which means "bright ruler."
In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the laverty family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Flaherty, O'Flaherty, Flaverty, Laverty, Faherty and many more.
First found in Connemara Irish : Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea)), County Galway in Connacht where the name claims descent from Flaithbertaigh Ua Flaithbertaigh, King of Connacht, who died 1098. Flaithbertaigh was the first bearer of the surname O'Flaherty, and was Lord of Maigh Seola in what is now County Galway. 
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our laverty research. Another 269 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1377, 1407, 1593, 1589, 1629 and 1718 are included under the topic Early laverty History in all our PDF Extended History products.
Another 141 words(10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early laverty Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name laverty:
laverty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
laverty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
laverty Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
The laverty Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The laverty Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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