| ![Show Contents]() McFadzen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland On the Scottish west coast, the McFadzen family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the personal name Paidean. The Gaelic forms of the surname are Mac Phadein or Mac Phaidin, both of which mean son of Paidean or little Pat. 1 Early Origins of the McFadzen familyThe surname McFadzen was first found in Kintyre, where the late Rev. J. G. Campbell says: "MacFadyens were said to have been the first possessors of Lochbuie, and when expelled they became a race of wandering artificers, Sliochd nan or-cheard-the race of goldsmiths in Mull." "The earliest record of the name is in 1304 when Malcolm Macpadene appears as a charter witness at Achichendone in Kintyre. Conghan MacPaden petitioned for the archdeaconry of Argyll in 1390. John McFadyeane is in record in Edinburgh in 1457, and in 1473 a composition was made with Donald M'Fadzeane in Kirkcudbright." 1 Early History of the McFadzen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McFadzen research. Another 417 words (30 lines of text) covering the years 1499, 1507, 1511, 1532, 1540, 1618, 1620, 1628, 1641, 1643, 1672, 1675, 1681, 1684, 1733, 1737, 1741, 1769, 1794 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McFadzen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McFadzen Spelling VariationsIn various documents McFadzen has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. McFadyen, Fadden, Fadyen, Faden, McFadin, Fadin, McFadwyn, Fadwyn, McFadyean, McFadyon, McFayden, Feyden and many more. Early Notables of the McFadzen familyMore information is included under the topic Early McFadzen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the McFadzen family to Ireland
Some of the McFadzen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 75 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
McFadzen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Kathleen McFadzen, aged 22, who settled in America from Lochbuie, Scotland, in 1910
- Mary McFadzen, aged 33, who landed in America from Sanchez, Ste. Domingo, in 1913
- Charles McFadzen, aged 41, who landed in America from Sanchez, Ste. Domingo, in 1913
- Harold McFadzen, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States, in 1918
- Henry McFadzen, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1918
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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McFadzen migration to the United States 
