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Where did the Welsh MacMacken family come from? What is the Welsh MacMacken family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacMacken family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacMacken family history? The Welsh MacMacken surname is thought to derived from name of the village of Machen, located near Caerphilly, in the county of Monmouthshire.The Welsh have an extremely large amount of spelling variations of their native surnames to their credit. It was up to the priest or the scribe taking the official records to determine how the spoken name was to be made literal. As time progressed, the old Brythonic names of Wales were recorded in English, which was especially problematic since the English language had extreme difficulty recording the highly inflected sounds of Cymraeg. Spelling variations were, however, also carried out according to an individual's design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations could be indicated by spelling variations of one's name. The spelling variations of the name MacMacken have included Machen, Machin, Machon, Mackon, Makin, Makins, MacMacken and many more. First found in Monmouthshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacMacken research. Another 189 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacMacken History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacMacken Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the MacMacken family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 145 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. During the latter half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the people of Wales journeyed to North America to find a new life. They made major contributions to the arts, industry and commerce of both Canada and the United States, and added a rich cultural heritage to their newly adopted societies. A look at the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name MacMacken: Bernard, Charles, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Steven and Thomas Mackin all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860; Hugh, Michael, Patrick, Thomas and William Macken also arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
The MacMacken Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacMacken 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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