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Where did the Irish Dunnigan family come from? What is the Irish Dunnigan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dunnigan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dunnigan family history? The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Dunnigan 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.The search for the origins of the name Dunnigan family name revealed numerous spelling variations. These variants can be somewhat accounted for when it is realized that before widespread literacy people only recognized their name by pronunciation; it was up to scribes to decide how it was to be formally recorded. Variations found 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 Dunnigan 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 Dunnigan History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 71 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dunnigan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many Dunnigans: Dunnigan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Dunnigan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dunnigan 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 21 January 2012 at 10:41. ©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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