Meena History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Meena family

Early History of the Meena family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Meena research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Meena History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Meena Spelling Variations

Names written in official documents were generally spelt as they sounded, leading to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion in records of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Meena that are preserved in documents of the family history are Mannion, O'Mannin, O'Mannion, Mannyan, Mennon and many more.

Early Notables of the Meena family

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Migration of the Meena family

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Meena: Mary Mannon, who settled in New England in 1721; as well as Edward, James, John and Patrick Manion, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..