| ![Show Contents]() McGeoch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The surname McGeoch originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEochaidh" or "Mac Eochaidh," derived from an Irish personal name "Eachaidh," meaning a "horseman." Early Origins of the McGeoch familyThe surname McGeoch was first found in Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times at Ballymackeogh, and were descended from the MacKeoghs who in turn were descended from their eponymous ancestor Eochaidh O'Kelly one of the ancient Kings of Ui Maine. Early History of the McGeoch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGeoch research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828 and 1893 are included under the topic Early McGeoch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McGeoch Spelling VariationsIrish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name McGeoch dating from that time include Hoey, O'Hoey, Hoy, Hue, Kehoe, Keogh, MacKeogh and many more. Early Notables of the McGeoch familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McGeoch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McGeoch migration to the United States | + |
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 McGeoch:
McGeoch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William McGeoch, who arrived in New York in 1801 1
| McGeoch migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: McGeoch Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Andrew McGeoch, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ulcoats" in 1864
- 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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McGeoch migration to the United States 
McGeoch migration to New Zealand 
