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Where did the Scottish McGeachy family come from? What is the Scottish McGeachy family crest and coat of arms? When did the McGeachy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the McGeachy family history? The root of the ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name McGeachy is /the personal names Eachan and Eochaidh. The Gaelic form of the name is usually Mac Eachainn, meaning son of Eachan. However, The surnames MacGeachie, MacGeachy, and MacKeachie are derived from the Irish surname Mag Eachaidh, an Ulster variant of Mag Eochadha, which means son of Eochaidh. Historical recordings of the name McGeachy include many spelling variations. They include They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. McEachan, McGeachan, McKechnie, McGeachie and many more. First found in Knoydart, where they were a sept of the MacDonalds, descended from Hector (Gaelic Eachann,) second son of Roderick MacDonald, 3rd of Moydart and Clanranald. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGeachy research. Another 229 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1686, 1694, 1711, 1715, and 1745 are included under the topic Early McGeachy History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 27 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McGeachy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the McGeachy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 148 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name McGeachy, or a variant listed above: Joseph MaKecky (McGeachie), who arrived in Virginia in 1756; Thomas McKeachie, on record in America in 1797; Thomas McKeachy, who was in Ontario in 1844.
The McGeachy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The McGeachy 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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