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The Weir family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Weir families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 389 Weir families living in Lancashire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Weir's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Weir families in 1891.
Early History of the Weir family. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weir research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1012, 1069, 1174, 1296, 1398, 1400, 1432, 1489, 1497, 1600, 1638, 1662, 1670, 1694, 1713, 1794, 1838, 1876 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Weir History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland. Similar surnames: Weir, Keirn, Beirne, Keir, Neira ...
Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river, from Middle English, Older Scots wer(e) ‘weir; fish-trap’. Compare Ware and Wear . In northern England and lowland Scotland there has been much confusion with the Irish and Scottish Gaelic names in 2, 4 and 5 below.
The Weir family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Weir families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 31 Weir families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 16% of all the recorded Weir's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Weir families in 1840.
Weir Surname Meaning. Weir is a Scottish name, but of Norman origins. The place-name Vere in Normandy, from the Norse word ver or “dam,” gave rise to the powerful de Vere family who came to England and held the title of Earl of Oxford from 1141 to 1703. A branch of these de Veres were to be found in Scotland from 1165.
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Origin. Weir : 1: Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river from Middle English Older Scots wer (e) ‘weir; fish-trap’. Compare Ware and Wear.
