McGaughey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The surname is one of the native Irish surnames that come from the Irish Gaelic language. The original Gaelic form of the name McGaughey is "Mac Eachaidh," from the personal name Eachaidh, which is Anglicized as Aghy. It is cognate with Eochaigh, which is Anglicized as the once-common Christian name Oghy.

Early Origins of the McGaughey family

The surname McGaughey was first found in the county of Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the McGaughey family

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McGaughey Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name McGaughey dating from that time include Caughey, McCaughey, McGaughey, Coffee, Coffey, Coffy, O'Coffey, O'Coffy, Mulcahy, McGahey and many more.

Early Notables of the McGaughey family

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McGaughey Ranking

In the United States, the name McGaughey is the 11,491^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

McGaughey migration to the United States +

To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name McGaughey or a variant listed above, including:

McGaughey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andrew, Charles, Samuel and William McGaughey, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860
A McGaughey, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1862 2
Ann McGaughey, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Mary A McGaughey, aged 34, who settled in America, in 1894
Anna McGaughey, aged 8, who immigrated to America from Dungannon, in 1895

McGaughey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Rosena McGaughey, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Antrim, in 1902
Oliver McGaughey, aged 25, who landed in America from Castlederg, Ireland, in 1910
Bella McGaughey, aged 27, who landed in America from Castlederg, Ireland, in 1910
Ann Jane McGaughey, aged 40, who landed in America from Castlederg, Ireland, in 1910
Bridget McGaughey, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Tydronet, Ireland, in 1924
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McGaughey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McGaughey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Owen McGaughey, aged 2 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Abbeylands" departing 15th June 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 31st July 1847 but he died on board 3

Contemporary Notables of the name McGaughey (post 1700) +

Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. (b. 1958), American country music singer who uses the stage name of Neal McCoy
Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey (b. 1951), American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer who has had 1,797 career wins as of March 2014, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Edward Wilson McGaughey (1817-1852), American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana
W. L. McGaughey, American politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives 40th District, 1887-88 4
Samuel McGaughey, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876 4
John E. McGaughey, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916 4
John McGaughey, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Indiana County, 1895-98 4
Guy McGaughey, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932 4
Edward Wilson McGaughey (1817-1852), American politician, Member of Indiana State House of Representatives, 1839-40; Member of Indiana State Senate, 1842-43; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1845-47, 1849-51 4
Martin McGaughey (b. 1960), retired Northern Irish footballer
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The McGaughey Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Non providentia sed victoria
Motto Translation: No victory without foresight

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 87)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html