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

Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Dulany originally appeared in Gaelic as Dubhshlainte. The word dubh means black, and Slaine is topographical; it is Anglicized as Slaney, and may refer to the river Slaney.

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Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Dulany revealed many variations, including Delaney, Delany, Delane, Delaune, Dalaney and others.

First found in Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dulany research. Another 293 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1178 and 1202 are included under the topic Early Dulany History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Dulany:

Dulany Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Dulany, aged 33, arrived in Maryland in 1813
  • Patrick Dulany, who arrived in Washington, DC in 1819

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The Dulany Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dulany 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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