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Origins Available: German, Irish, Italian Where did the Irish Degan family come from? What is the Irish Degan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Degan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Degan family history? The ancient Gaelic form of the Irish name Degan was O Dubhaigan. The first portion of the name is the word dubh, which means black; the second portion is likely some obsolete Irish personal name.Pronunciation, rather than spelling, was what guided scribes and church officials in recording names, a practice that often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Degan are preserved in documents that were examined for evidence of the family's history. The various spellings of Degan included Dugan, Duggan, O'Duggan, Dougan, Douggan, Dewgan, Deugan and many more. First found in County Clare, where O'DuilAgin, O'Dugan, (or O'Deegan), chief of Muintir ConIochta, a district in the parish of Tomgraney, in the barony of Tullagh. The family line is directly traceable to Fergus Mor(Fergus the Great). In turn his ancestry is associated with King Ir, brother of the equally famous Heremon. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Degan research. Another 483 words(34 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1813, 1823, 1884, and 1896 are included under the topic Early Degan History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Degan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants landed on North American shores. Although many of them were merely looking for a free plot of land and living of their very own, many later immigrants were desperately fleeing an overcrowded land that did not have sufficient food for its inhabitants. The exodus from Ireland was greatest during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine had stricken the island. Although this large influx of Irish was unpopular with the great majority of people already established within the major centers, these Irish were critical to the speedy development of the United States and those colonies that would eventually become known as Canada. These immigrants provided the cheap labor required to build modern roads, bridges, canals, and railways. Research of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of immigrants to North America baring the name of Degan: Degan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Degan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Degan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Degan 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. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:32. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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