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Where did the Irish Drohan family come from? What is the Irish Drohan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Drohan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Drohan family history?
The distinguished surname Drohan is of ancient Irish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic "O Druachain," meaning "son of Druachan."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Drohan, Droghan, Drohen, Druhan, O'Drohan, Draughon and many more.First found in County Wexford, where a Maurice O Droughane, a husbandman of Ballincolane, received a pardon in 1569. Very early on, there was an ecclesiastical family called O Druchain in Armagh, and it is thought that there may be a connection between this family and those of the name Drohan.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drohan research. Another 169 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1588, 1624, 1659, and 1850 are included under the topic Early Drohan History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Drohan. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Drohan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Patrick Drohan, who immigrated to Boston in 1763
- Patrick Drohan, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1763
Drohan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas Drohan, who arrived in Baltimore in 1824
- Thomas Drohan, who landed in Baltimore in 1831
- Thomas Drohan, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Philadelphia in 1873
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- Thomas F Drohan (1887-1926), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
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- Frank Drohan (1879-1953), Irish politician
- Edward 'Eddie' Drohan (b. 1876), Australian rules footballer
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The Drohan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Drohan 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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