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Where did the Irish Durkan family come from? What is the Irish Durkan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Durkan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Durkan family history?
The Durkan surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Duarcáin.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Durkin, Durkan, Dorcan, McDurkin, McDorcan, McDurkan, Gurkin, McGurkin, O'Durkin, O'Durcan and many more.First found in north Connacht, where they held a family seat as Chiefs of their race. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Sligo where seated and represented the first recorded reference to the name by Sineall, son of Cassan. They were descended through the MacNamara line from the O'Brien Kings of Ireland.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Durkan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Durkan, who came to America in 1848
- Edmond Durkan, who settled in Savannah, GA sometime between 1851 and 1853
- Mathew Durkan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1853
- Dibby Durkan, who arrived in America sometime between 1854 and 1856
- Anne Durkan, who came to New York, NY in 1863
Durkan Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- John Joseph Durkan, who came to Nebraska in 1919
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The Durkan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Durkan 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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