Helliar meaning | Last name Helliar origin

Helliar is variant form of Helyar. See Hellier - The Anglo-Saxon helan, like the southern provincialism, to heal, signifies to cover; and in the West of England a hellier is a thatcher or tiler, equivalent to the French couvreur, one who covers buildings with any material whatever. It was a kind of generic appellative, including the Thatchers, Tylers, Slaters, Shinglers, and Reeders, all of whom are also separately represented in the family nomenclature. In Walsingham's History, the arch- traitor, Wat Tyler, is designated "Walterus Helier."

Variant of Hellyer. One who covered roofs with thatch, slate or tile, a roofer.

Helliar is a form of Hellier. Thatcher, Tiler.

Helliar is form of Hellier. The Anglo-Saxon helan, like the southern provincialism, to heal, signifies to cover; and in the West of England a hellier is a thatcher or tiler, equivalent to the French couvreur, one who covers buildings with any material whatever. It was a kind of generic appellative, including the Thatchers, Tylers, Slaters, Shinglers, and Reeders, all of whom are also separately represented in the family nomenclature. In Walsingham's History, the arch- traitor, Wat Tyler, is designated "Walterus Helier."