Shaner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the late 18th century, Irish families began emigrating to North America in the search of a plot of land to call their own. This pattern of emigration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s cause thousands of Irish to flee the death and disease that accompanied the disaster. Those that made it alive to the shores of the United States and British North America (later to become Canada) were, however, instrumental in the development of those two powerful nations. Many of these Irish immigrants proudly bore the name of Shaner:

• Lee Shaner (b. 1981), better known by his stage name Intuition, an American rapper
• Ivan Shaner (1935-2020), birth name of Gene Shay, an American radio personality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Nathan Shaner, American researcher in the field of neuroscience and biotechnology
• William Shaner (b. 2001), American gold medalist sports shooter in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• James Shaner (1936-2012), American politician, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1995-2006)
• Christie Shaner (b. 1984), American soccer defender
• Walter "Wally" Shaner (1900-1992), American reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball (1923-1929)
• Tom Shaner, American songwriter, musician, performer, director, and writer
• Karan Shaner, Canadian justice on the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories