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Treanor History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Treanor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Treanor is Mac Threinfir, from the words trean, meaning strong, and fear meaning man. This name is often rendered MacTraynor or MacTreanor in English, but the Anglicizations Mac Crainor and MacCreanor are actually more phonetically accurate.

Early Origins of the Treanor family

The surname Treanor was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat and were associated with the family of Armstrong which settled in that county from the English/Scottish border.

Early History of the Treanor family

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Treanor Spelling Variations

People who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Treanor that are preserved in archival documents are Traynor, Trainor, Trayner and others.

Early Notables of the Treanor family

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Treanor migration to the United States +

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 Treanor to North America:

Treanor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Treanor, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1803 1

Treanor migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Treanor Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Thomas Treanor, aged 29, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
Mary Treanor, aged 27, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
Patrick Treanor, aged 2, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
John Treanor, aged 45, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
Catherine Treanor, aged 40, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
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Treanor migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Treanor Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Jane Treanor, aged 40, a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Epaminondas" 2
Mary Treanor, aged 20, a maid, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Epaminondas" 2
Susan Treanor, aged 19, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Epaminondas" 2

Treanor migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Treanor Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Treanor, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Durham" in 1873 3
Patrick Treanor, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dorette" in 1874 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Treanor (post 1700) +

Frank P. Treanor (1855-1933), American businessman and politician from New York
Michael Treanor (b. 1979), American actor and martial artist who starred in 3 Ninjas and 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Walter Emanuel Treanor (1883-1941), United States federal judge
William Michael Treanor (b. 1957), American attorney and legal scholar
Matthew Aaron Treanor (b. 1976), American Major League Baseball catcher
Misty Erie May Treanor (b. 1977), American professional volleyball player and actress
Noel Treanor (b. 1950), Irish prelate, 32nd and current Bishop of the Irish diocese of Down and Connor
Marc Treanor (1963-2020), Welsh sand artist from Dinas, Pembrokeshire, notable for creating intricate patterns on beaches in Cornwall and later in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Mark Treanor (b. 1963), Scottish former professional footballer
Mayna Treanor Avent (1865-1959), American artist who ownded a summer studio in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, Tennessee

Citations +

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)
South Australian Register Monday 26th December 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Epaminondas 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/epaminondas1853.shtml
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 9th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html