Cumiskey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Cumiskey family

The surname Cumiskey was first found in Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat but more recently in Longford, Cavan and Westmeath. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was first recorded as being descended from Fiacha Suidhe, a younger brother of King Conn of the Hundred Battles in the 3rd century. and later through the 8th century Cumuscach, (Cumiskey) Lord and a chieftain, descended from the Lords of North Decies in Munster, and the Felan line. 1

Early History of the Cumiskey family

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Cumiskey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cumiskey, Comisky, Cumisky, Comiskey, MacCumiskey, MacComiskey, Cumiskie, Comiskie, Comeskey, Cumeskey, MacCumeskey, MacComeskey, Cuminisky and many more.

Early Notables of the Cumiskey family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Cumiskey of Monaghan

Cumiskey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cumiskey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Cumiskey, whose oath of allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1827
John Cumiskey, who was naturalized in New York in 1836
Maggie Cumiskey, aged 17, who settled in America from Co Cuvan, in 1892
Katie Cumiskey, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1893
Thomas Cumiskey, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1894
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Cumiskey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Hugh Cumiskey, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Castleblaynoy, in 1903
Katherine Cumiskey, who settled in America, in 1903
Patrick Cumiskey, aged 37, who landed in America from Dublin, in 1906
Ellen Cumiskey, aged 16, who landed in America from Dungiven, Ireland, in 1910
John Cumiskey, aged 25, who landed in America from Castleblaney, Ireland, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cumiskey (post 1700) +

Frank J Cumiskey (b. 1912), American silver medalist gymnast who competed in the 1932, 1936 and the 1948 Summer Olympics
Kyle Cumiskey (b. 1986), Canadian ice hockey defenceman from Abbotsford, BC

Citations +

O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)