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Where did the Irish Dunegan family come from? What is the Irish Dunegan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dunegan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dunegan family history? The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Dunegan originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnagain. The first portion of the name is probably derived from "donn," which means brown, while the second portion of the name is probably derived from and ancient Irish personal name.Names during the Middle Ages were often recorded under several different spelling variations during the life of their bearers. Literacy was rare at that time and so how a person's name was recorded was decided by the individual scribe. Variations of the name Dunegan include Donegan, Donnegan, Doneghan, Donneghan, Donagan, Donnagan, Donnaghan, Dunnegan, O'Donegan, O'Dunnegan, O'Donnaghan, Dongan, Donegin, Donnegin, Donnagen, Donagen, Donnegen, Donegen, Donnigan, Donigan, Dunnican, Dunican, Dunnigan, McDunnigan, McDonegan, Dongane, Dongin, Dongen and many more. First found in County Cork, where they held a family seat at Muskerry, later moving to Limerick, Kildare and Dublin. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dunegan research. Another 226 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1300, 1395, 1412, 1413, 1634, and 1715 are included under the topic Early Dunegan History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 71 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dunegan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Dunegan: Dunegan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Dunegan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dunegan 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 13:31. ©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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