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Where did the Irish MacKenna family come from? What is the Irish MacKenna family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacKenna family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacKenna family history? The original Gaelic form of MacKenna was Mac Cionaoith.Many spelling variations of the surname MacKenna can be found in the archives. One reason for these variations is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. The different spellings that were found include MacKenna, MacKennagh, MacKenney, MacKenny, MacKinna, MacKinnie and many more. First found in County Monaghan, at Truagh where they were known as the Lords of Truagh. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacKenna research. Another 227 words(16 lines of text) covering the year 1544 is included under the topic Early MacKenna History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacKenna Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. A great mass of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century, seeking relief from various forms of social, religious, and economic discrimination. This Irish exodus was primarily to North America. If the migrants survived the long ocean journey, many unfortunately would find more discrimination in the colonies of British North America and the fledgling United States of America. These newly arrived Irish were, however, wanted as a cheap source of labor for the many large agricultural and industrial projects that were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the western world. Early immigration and passenger lists indicate many people bearing the MacKenna name: Andrew, Arthur, Charles, Edward, James, John, Michael, Owen, Patrick, Peter and Thomas McKenna all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Alice, Daniel, James, John, Thomas and William McKenney settled in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
The MacKenna Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacKenna 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 13:48. ©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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