The Picts were the ancient Scottish tribe where the ancestors of the Catenach family lived. The name Catenach comes from the Gaelic Cattanaich which means belonging to the Chattan or the Clan of the Cat. In Gaelic, the surname is known as Catan, but through Anglicization, the name becomes Cattanach and others.
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Early Origins of the Catenach family
The surname Catenach was first found in Inverness, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Catenach family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Catenach research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1600 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Catenach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Catenach Spelling Variations
Before the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. Catenach has been spelled Cattanach, Cattenach, Cattenoch, Catan, Catanoch and others.
Early Notables of the Catenach family
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Migration of the Catenach family
In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name Catenach: John Catanoch who settled in Wilmington N.C. in 1774 with his wife and four children. Archibald and William arrived in Philadelphia in 1855; but most of the Cattenachs settled in Glengarry county Ontario Canada with the MacDonalds, and in the census of 1852 there were 50 of the name recorded there..
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