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Where did the Irish MacNamee family come from? What is the Irish MacNamee family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacNamee family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacNamee family history? The original Gaelic form of MacNamee was Mac Conmidhe, which means hound of Meath.Those scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the MacNamee family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including McNamee, McNanamy, McNammee, McName, McNanny and others. First found in county Westmeath, where they held a family seat from ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacNamee research. Another 386 words(28 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacNamee History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacNamee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. 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 MacNamee family in North America: John McName arrived in Philadelphia in 1838; Bernard, Charles, Francis, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas, McNamee all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
The MacNamee Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacNamee 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 13:50. ©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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