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Where did the Irish Kavin family come from? When did the Kavin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kavin family history?

The name Kavin comes from the Irish Gaelic O Cathalain. The Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a link to a proud, ancient past. The name is possibly derived from Cathalan, king of Farney slain in 1028, whose name means Little Charles, and from whom the family is thought to have descended. Cathalan was in turn descended from Coleman Mor, the king of Meath and (the 133rd Monarch of Ireland).

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Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Kavin dating from that time include Callan, Callanan, Caillan, Calan, Calanan, Callen, Callin, Callon, Callinan, Callinon and many more.

First found in County Roscommon, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kavin research. Another 261 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1027 and 1280 are included under the topic Early Kavin History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Kavin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Kavin: Peter Callan who settled in Cape Elizabeth, Maine in 1683; Charles Callan settled in Delaware in 1772; Alexander Callan settled in Wilmington, N.C. in 1774.

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