Mangen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Thousands of Irish left in their homeland in the 18th and 19th centuries to escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, and in the search of a plot of land to call their own. These immigrants arrived at the eastern shores of North America, early on settling and breaking the land, and, later, building the bridges, canals, and railroads essential to the emerging nations of United States and Canada. Many others would toil for low wages in the dangerous factories of the day. Although there had been a steady migration of Irish to North America over these years, the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Mangen or a variant listed above:

Mangen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• John Ernst Mangen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 2
• John Mangen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2

Mangen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Joseph Mangen, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 22nd September 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
• Honora Mangen, aged 17, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Elgin" 4

• Troy Mangen (b. 1994), American football tight end who is currently a free agent, former Atlanta Falcons player in 2018
• Lawrence Raymond Mangen, American Government Administrator, Washington D.C