| ![Show Contents]() Hargan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland While the Anglicized versions of Irish names are familiar to most people, many Irish names have a long and proud Gaelic heritage that is often unknown. The original Gaelic form of the name Hargan is Ó hArgain. Early Origins of the Hargan familyThe surname Hargan was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they were part of the main tribe in prehistoric times, known as the Corca Laoidhe. Early History of the Hargan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hargan research. Another 174 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1715, 1849, 1880 and 1922 are included under the topic Early Hargan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hargan Spelling VariationsThe search for the origins of the name Hargan family name revealed numerous spelling variations. These variants can be somewhat accounted for when it is realized that before widespread literacy people only recognized their name by pronunciation; it was up to scribes to decide how it was to be formally recorded. Variations found include Horgan, O'Horgan, Horgon, Hourigan, Horrigan, O'Hourigan, O'Horrigan, Arragan, O'Arragan, Aragan, Harrigan, O'Harrigan and many more. Early Notables of the Hargan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hargan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hargan migration to the United States | + |
Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many Hargans:
Hargan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James Hargan, aged 25, who arrived in New York, NY in 1804 1
- Corrielious Hargan, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1843 1
- David Hargan, who landed in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1843 1
- Timothy Hargan, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1843 1
- John Hargan, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1855 1
- 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)
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Hargan migration to the United States 
