Mahaney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Suffering from poverty and racial discrimination, thousands of Irish families left the island in the 19th century for North America aboard cramped passenger ships. The early migrants became settlers of small tracts of land, and those that came later were often employed in the new cities or transitional work camps. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Although the immigrants from this period were often maligned when they arrived in the United States, they provided the cheap labor that was necessary for the development of that country as an industrial power. Early immigration and passenger lists have revealed many immigrants bearing the name Mahaney:

Mahaney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Mahaney, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1849 5
• Lizzie Mahaney, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1895
• Ellen Mahaney, aged 36, who landed in America from Ballineen, in 1899

Mahaney Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Nellie Mahaney, aged 24, who settled in America, in 1900
• John Mahaney, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Athea, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in 1906
• Anna Mahaney, aged 40, who immigrated to America, in 1909
• Tomas Mahaney, aged 6, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
• Timothy Mahaney, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1920

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mahaney Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. Daniel Mahaney U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway, [Shelbourne], Nova Scotia on December 13, 1783 was passenger number 397 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on November 20, 1783 at East River, New York, USA 6

Mahaney Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Arthur Mahaney, British convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7

• Stephen Mahaney, American mathematician who discovered Mahaney's theorem, a theorem in computational complexity theory
• Jack Mahaney (b. 1844), American criminal, thief, confidence man and gang leader in New York City during the late-19th century; he successfully escaping from virtually every major prison in the eastern United States including The Tombs and Sing Sing
• Hilary F. Mahaney Sr. (1902-1969), American football player and coach, known for his work with the Boston University Terriers in 1930 and 1931
• Charles Joseph Mahaney (b. 1953), American former leader of Sovereign Grace Ministries
• Kevin P. Mahaney (b. 1962), American silver medalist sailor at the 1992 Olympic Games
• Larry Mahaney, American businessman and philanthropist, eponym of the Larry Mahaney Diamond, a baseball stadium in Orono, Maine