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Where did the Irish Doughan family come from? What is the Irish Doughan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Doughan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Doughan family history? The ancient Gaelic form of the Irish name Doughan 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.Throughout the early history of this name, spellings of the surname in various records changed frequently largely due to the recorder's interpretation of how the name sounded at the time of the entry. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Doughan family name include 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 Doughan research. Another 483 words(34 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1813, 1823, 1884, and 1896 are included under the topic Early Doughan History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Doughan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Irish families began to migrate to North America in the late 18th century in the hopes of gaining their own plot of land. The majority of these early immigrant families were relatively well off because the transatlantic passage was costly. As a result the decision to immigrate was carefully made. Those immigrants that arrived in the late 1840s differed because their decision to leave was in direct response to the Great Potato Famine. Many of the families that crossed the Atlantic during this decade were destitute, either having spent all they had on the fare or even starting with nothing, but being sponsored by a philanthropic society. Whenever, these Irish families came to North America, they were made great contributions to the developing nations of the United States and what would come to be known as Canada: the earlier settlers as land clearing homesteaders, and the later immigrants as the muscle that would build the industries and routes of transportation so critical to a powerful nation. Research into the passenger and immigration lists has shown many early and significant Irish immigrants bearing the name Doughan: Doughan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Doughan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Doughan 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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