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![Show Contents]() Hanigan Surname History
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 Ireland
The Irish name Hanigan originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEanain," but sometimes is an abbreviated form of the surname Henagahn. Early Origins of the Hanigan familyThe surname Hanigan was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, and Offaly where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Hanigan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hanigan research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Hanigan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hanigan Spelling VariationsNames from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Hanigan revealed many variations, including Heenan, Henaghan, Henehan, Heenon, Hanegan, Hannegan, Hanigan, Hannigan, Haneghan and many more. Early Notables of the Hanigan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hanigan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hanigan migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Hanigan or a variant listed above, including:
Hanigan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Daniel, Dennis, James, and William Hanigan, all, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1854 and 1875
| Hanigan migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hanigan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- James Hanigan, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1829
- Catherine Downy Hanigan, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1839
- Catherine Downy Hanigan, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1840
- Mary Hanigan, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1841
- William Hanigan, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1841
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Hanigan (post 1700) | + |
- George W. Hanigan, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1956, 1960, 1964 1
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Hanigan migration to the United States 
Hanigan migration to Canada 
