Spelling variations include: O'Aherne, O'Ahern, Hearne, O'Heffron, Haveran, Hayveren and many more. First found in county Clare where they held a family seat as a Dalcassian sept from before the year 1000.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: James Hearn from Carrick on Suir in county Tipperary settled in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in 1798; James Heurn escaped from an Irish prison ship and settled at Bay Bull, Newfoundland, in 1734.
Annabelle
2008-02-12 19:41:53 UTC
You do not have a family crest because there is no such thing. It is a Coat of Arms, and the family crest is only a PART of it, not the whole thing.
Furthermore, Coat of Arms were not made up for surnames, they were designed and awarded to a specific individual. Each one ever awarded is different from all the others. The individual to whom it was awarded passes the rights and ownership of it down to HIS first born son. Then that son passes it down to his first born son, and so on. You would not have one if you do not fall in the line of first born sons from anyone who was awarded one.
Anyone who legitimately have a coat of arms already know about it. It would not be a long lost buried secret.
Boomer Wisdom
2008-02-12 18:17:08 UTC
Just keep in mind that "ahern" is probably a corrupted form of O'Hern.
Crests are generally made up, incidentally. Few families really ever had them, but they sell well over the Internet.
Happy hunting...
2008-02-14 21:24:41 UTC
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=
Julie D
2008-02-12 17:32:39 UTC
WHy don't you Google it?
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