Irish surnames are all based on the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name Ronay is Ó Ruanaidh.
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Early Origins of the Ronay family
The surname Ronay was first found in County Down (Irish:An Dún) part of the Province of Ulster, in Northern Ireland, formerly known as county St Mirren.
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Early History of the Ronay family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ronay research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1079 and 1288 are included under the topic Early Ronay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Ronay Spelling Variations
The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period because the general population had to rely on local official's understanding of how their name should be spelt, hence spellings in records often changed through a person's lifetime. The following variations for the name Ronay were encountered in the archives: O'Rooney, Rooney, Roony, Roonay, Roney and others.
Early Notables of the Ronay family
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Migration of the Ronay family
Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Ronay to North America: Charles, Hugh, James, John, Patrick, Thomas and William Roney all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870; Anthony, Bernard, Denis, Edward, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Peter, Thomas and William Rooney all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
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