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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012
Where did the Irish Magrath family come from? What is the Irish Magrath family crest and coat of arms? When did the Magrath family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Magrath family history? All Irish surnames have underlying meanings that can be traced back to their fullest points when the names first appeared in a Gaelic form. The name Magrath originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Graith or Mag Raith; these are both derived from the personal name Craith.Official documents, crafted by early scribes and church officials, primarily contained names that were spelled according to their pronunciation. This lead to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations, creating an illusion that a single person was many people. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Magrath that are preserved in the archival documents of the time are MacGrath, MacGraw, MacGrauth, Magrath, Magraw and many more. First found in County Clare, where they held a family seat from ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Magrath research. Another 173 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1600, and 1650 are included under the topic Early Magrath History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Magrath Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Irish people immigrated to North American shores. The early settlers were enticed by the promise of their own land, but they were moderately well off in Ireland when they decided to emigrate. Therefore, they were merely carrying out a long and carefully thought out decision. The 1840s saw the emergence of a very different trend: thousands of extremely desperate people crammed into passenger boats hoping to find any type of opportunity. The Irish of this decade had seen their homeland severely stricken by crop failures which resulted in widespread disease and starvation. At whatever time the Irish immigrants came to North America, they were instrumental in the rapid development of the emerging nations of the United States and what would become known as Canada. An exhaustive search of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many persons bearing the name Magrath, or one of its variants: Magrath Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Magrath Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Magrath Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Magrath Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Magrath 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 20 January 2012 at 23:55. ©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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