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Where did the Irish MacKney family come from? What is the Irish MacKney family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacKney family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacKney family history? The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely. The original Gaelic form of the name MacKney is Mac Neidhe, which is derived from the word niadh, which means champion.The scribes and church officials of the Middle Ages who recorded names in official documents spelled the names as they sounded. This led to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations and thus resembling more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname MacKney that are preserved in archival documents of this era include MacNee, MacNea, MacNay, MacKnee, MacNeigh, MacNia, Nee, Knee and many more. First found in County Down, where they held a family seat from ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacKney research. Another 246 words(18 lines of text) covering the year 1037 is included under the topic Early MacKney History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacKney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Many Irish families did not fare so well within the English-ruled Ireland. Besides racial and religious discrimination, many families were renting out small tracts of farmland from absentee landowners at often unreasonable rates. Beginning in the late 18th century, moderately well off Irish families decided to emigrate to British North America or the United States in order to own their own plot of land. A radical change occurred in the 1840s, however, with the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. Up to this point, the island's population had been increasing rapidly and a steady demand over the years for grain crops had depleted soil. Two failed crops and one poor one caused widespread disease and starvation. Thousands boarded ships looking for opportunities elsewhere. North America welcomed them as a source of cheap labor required for the many industrial and infrastructure projects underway, and as a means to quickly occupy the western regions. Research into immigration and passenger ship lists indicates that people bearing the name MacKney were among the earliest settlers to arrive in North America: MacKney Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
The MacKney Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacKney 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 December 2010 at 15:35. ©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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