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![Show Contents]() McCovey Surname History
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 Ireland
The name McCovey originally descend from Cobthach Fionn, a quo Ó Cobhthaigh, where "cobthach" means "victorious" and "fionn" means "fair," combined to mean "the fairhaired victor." 1 Early Origins of the McCovey familyThe surname McCovey was first found in County Cork, Roscommon and Meath, where the claim descent from the Irish monarch, Luy Mac Con, from the line of Ithe Kings, ancestor of Cobthach Fion, who in turn was the ancestor of the name Coffey or Caughey (both pronounced the same way). The O'Coffeys of Corcaloidhe are kin of the O'Driscolls, and are still common in southwest County Cork today. Early History of the McCovey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCovey research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1580, 1700, 1729, 1745, 1857 and 1916 are included under the topic Early McCovey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McCovey Spelling VariationsIrish names were rarely spelled with much consistency during the Middle Ages. As the many spelling variations of the name McCovey dating from that time attests: Coffey, Caughey, Coffie, Coughey, Cauffey, Cauffy, Cauffie, Coffy, Coughay, Coffay, Coffeye and many more. Early Notables of the McCovey familyNotable among the family name at this time was Dermot O'Coffey (fl. 1580), the Gaelic poet.
Charles Coffey of Leinster (1700-1745), was an Irish dramatist, actor and composer, a 'native of Ireland,' is first heard of in Dublin. In Dublin...
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 McCovey migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: McCovey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Owen Mccovey, (b. 1871), aged 20, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Jumna" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 20th July 1891 2
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McCovey migration to Australia 
