As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HUSSEY.* The Irish branch are descended from Sir Hugh Hussey, who •having married the sister of Theobald FitzWalter, the first Butler of Ireland, obtained temp. Henry II. "large possessions in the county of Meath, including the locality of Galtrim, in the right of which the family took the palatine title of Barons of Galtrim." D'Alton.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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