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![Show Contents]() Kinny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland
The original Gaelic form of Kinny was Mac Cionaoith. Early Origins of the Kinny familyThe surname Kinny was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, at Truagh where they were known as the Lords of Truagh. Early History of the Kinny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kinny research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1544 is included under the topic Early Kinny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kinny Spelling VariationsBefore widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name Kinny family name. Variations found include MacKenna, MacKennagh, MacKenney, MacKenny, MacKinna, MacKinnie and many more. Early Notables of the Kinny familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kinny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Kinny migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Kinny family in North America:
Kinny Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Edward Kinny, who landed in Maryland in 1840 1
- J Kinny, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
- P Kinny, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
- Patk Kinny, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Kinny migration to the United States 
