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Maginnis Family Crest
Maginnis Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Maginnis family come from? What is the Irish Maginnis family crest and coat of arms? When did the Maginnis family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Maginnis family history?

While many of Irish names are quite familiar to most, their original Gaelic forms are often forgotten and mysterious. The original Gaelic form of the name Maginnis is Mag Aonghusa or Mag Aonghuis. Both of these mean son of Angus.

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Numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name Maginnis family name. Before widespread literacy, a person entrusted the proper documentation of his name to the individual scribe. As a result, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Variations found include Genis, Guinness, Magennis, Guinnessy, McGuinness and many more.

First found in County Down, where they held a family seat from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maginnis research. Another 401 words(29 lines of text) covering the years 1640, 1703, 1759, 1798, and 1868 are included under the topic Early Maginnis History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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North America received thousands of Irish immigrants from the English-ruled Ireland during the 19th century. Once in the United States or what would become Canada, these immigrants quickly contributed to the ongoing settling and industrialization processes. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. An exhaustive examination of immigrant and passenger lists has shown many early immigrants bearing the surname of Maginnis:

Maginnis Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Maginnis, who arrived in Maryland in 1819
  • John Maginnis, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1826
  • Michael Maginnis, who landed in New York in 1847
  • E Maginnis, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850

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The Maginnis Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Maginnis 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.

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