Clunan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Clunan

What does the name Clunan mean?

The surname Clunan is the anglicized version of the Irish name Ó Cluanain, which is from the Irish "cluana" meaning either "deceitful" or "flattering" or "rogue." 1 This surname was also derived from Mc Cluin, which comes from the Irirsh Gaelic "glun," meaning "knee."

Early Origins of the Clunan family

The surname Clunan was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island.

Early History of the Clunan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clunan research. Another 41 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early Clunan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Clunan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cloonan, Clunan, O'Cloonan, O'Clunan, Ó Cluanain, Cloun and many more.

Early Notables of the Clunan family

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Clunan migration to the United States +

Clunan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Clunan, who landed in Mississippi in 1860 2

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)