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![Show Contents]() Ganon Surname History
- Origins Available:
 Ireland
Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Ganon family in Ireland was Mag Fhionnain, derived from the word "fionn," which means "fair." Early Origins of the Ganon familyThe surname Ganon was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Ganon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ganon research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1798 is included under the topic Early Ganon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ganon Spelling VariationsThe Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Ganon were encountered in the archives: Gannon, Ganon and others. Early Notables of the Ganon familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ganon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Ganon migration to the United States | + |
In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Ganon family came to North America quite early:
Ganon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Daniel Ganon, who landed in New York in 1756 1
| Ganon migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Ganon Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Ganon, British settler travelling from London, UK with 1 child aboard the ship "Assaye" arriving in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1874 2
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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Ganon migration to the United States 
Ganon migration to New Zealand 
