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Where did the Irish Conan family come from? What is the Irish Conan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Conan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Conan family history?
The surname Conan comes from the Irish surname O Cuanain (O'Conein and MacConein) and is derived from the Irish Cuinin for "rabbit", son of Dugal. They claim descendancy through the Donnelly line of the native Irish.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Conan, Coonan, Coonane, O'Conan, O'Cunane and others.First found in County Tipperary, where Isaac O Cuanain was Bishop of Roscrea from 1161 to 1168. But the name was scattered throughout Ireland, some bearers being recorded in Kildare and the surrounding counties in the 16th century. Bearers of the name Conan were also present in County Sligo, where O'Cunane was a principal Irish name in the census of 1659. The two baronies of County Leitrim which border County Sligo, had the name O'Conan listed in the same census.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Conan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mary Conan, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1767
Conan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Peter, Betty, and Michael Conan, who landed in New Bedford, Maryland in 1805
- Betty Conan, aged 23, arrived in New York, NY in 1805
- Michael Conan, aged 3, landed in New York, NY in 1805
- Peter Conan, aged 32, arrived in New York, NY in 1805
- Adam Conan, who arrived in New York in 1820
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