Loan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Loan family

The surname Loan was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, in the mid 17th century. Most likely from the Gaelic name Ó Dubhshláine, comprised of "dubh" and "slán," meaning black and challenge.

Early History of the Loan family

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Loan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lane, Laney and others.

Early Notables of the Loan family

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Loan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claude Guillaume De Loan, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 1

Loan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Loane and Patrick Loan, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1839

Loan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Loan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Hugh Loan, aged 20, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Anglia" 2
Patrick Loan, aged 22, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Anglia" 2

Loan migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Loan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard Loan, aged 28, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Parsee" in 1873

Contemporary Notables of the name Loan (post 1700) +

Isaac Van Loan, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Greene County, 1818-19 3
Eugene Van Loan, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1908 3

Citations +

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)
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ANGLIA 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/anglia1852.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html