| ![Show Contents]() Tegge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The original Gaelic form of Tegge was Mac Taidh or Ó Taidhg. Early Origins of the Tegge familyThe surname Tegge was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Tegge familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tegge research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1493, 1583, 1589, 1772 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Tegge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tegge Spelling VariationsWithin the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Tegge were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. MacTeige, McTeige, MacTigue, McTigue, MacCaig, MacCaige, McCaig, McCaige, MacKaig, McKaig, MacKeague, McKeague, McKeage, MacTague and many more. Early Notables of the Tegge familyAnother 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tegge Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Tegge 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 Tegge or a variant listed above, including:
Tegge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Joh. Fried. Tegge, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "B. Bohlen"
- Mrs. Anna Tegge, (nee Darneland), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "B. Bohlen"
- Mr. Joach Tegge, aged 24, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1847 aboard the ship "Helen & Elise"
- Adolph Tegge, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tegge (post 1700) | + |
- William E. Tegge, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961
- Lloyd Tegge, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952
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: Summum nec metuam diem nec optem
Motto Translation: May I neither dread nor desire the last day.
- 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)
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Tegge migration to the United States 
