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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Irish Clune family come from? What is the Irish Clune family crest and coat of arms? When did the Clune family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Clune family history?

The surname Clune is the anglicized version of the Irish name O Cluanain, which is from the Irish "cluana" meaning either "deceitful" or "flattering" or "rogue." This surname was also derived from Mc Cluin, which comes from the Irirsh Gaelic "glun," meaning "knee."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Cloonan, Clunan, O'Cloonan, O'Clunan, O Cluanain, Cloun and many more.

First found in County Galway.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clune research. Another 175 words(12 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early Clune History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Clune Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clune Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Bartholomew, John, and Joseph Clune arrived in Philadelphia between 1858 and 1868

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  • Francis Patrick Clune (1893-1971), Australian writer of biographies


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  3. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  4. Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
  7. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  8. Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
  9. MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7).
  10. Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
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The Clune Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Clune Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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