When Jonas Early was born on 12 December 1818, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, his father, Jacob S Early, was 40 and his mother, Magdalane Wenger, was 37. He married Leah Hoover on 2 February 1843, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Rockingham, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Plains District, Rockingham, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 18 October 1905, in Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Timberville Cemetery, Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
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Irish: in Ireland, this is generally the English name in 2 below, but it was also adopted for any of several Irish surnames that contain or appear to contain moch, which means ‘early’ or ‘timely’, including Ó Mocháin (see Mohan ), Ó Mochóir, Ó Mochéirghe, and Ó Maoil-Mhochéirghe (from a personal name meaning ‘early rising’). The name appears in Scotland by the end of the 18th century, possibly sometimes from England but mostly no doubt from Ireland.
English: habitational name chiefly from Earley (Berkshire), but Earnley (Sussex), Arley (Warwickshire), Areley Kings (Worcestershire), and Upper Arley (Worcestershire) may also have contributed to the surname. All five placenames are derived from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of German Ehrle .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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