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Where did the Irish McGinnis family come from? What is the Irish McGinnis family crest and coat of arms? When did the McGinnis family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the McGinnis 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 McGinnis is Mag Aonghusa or Mag Aonghuis. Both of these mean son of Angus.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Many different spelling variations of the surname McGinnis exist in the archives researched. Ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were 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 McGinnis research. Another 401 words(29 lines of text) covering the years 1640, 1703, 1759, 1798, and 1868 are included under the topic Early McGinnis History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name McGinnis. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Ireland experienced a dramatic decrease in its population during the late 19th century. This was in a great measure, a response to England's imperialistic policies. Hunger and disease took the lives of many Irish people and many more chose to leave their homeland to escape such hunger and disease. North America with its promise of work, freedom, and land was an extremely popular destination for Irish families. For those families that survived the journey, all three of these things were were often attained through much hard work and perseverance. Research into early immigration and passenger lists revealed many immigrants bearing the name McGinnis:
McGinnis Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Catherine McGinnis, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1745
McGinnis Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert McGinnis, who landed in Maryland in 1802
- Thomas McGinnis, who arrived in America in 1804
- Roger McGinnis, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
- John McGinnis, aged 22, arrived in New York in 1812
- Edward McGinnis, aged 30, landed in New York in 1812
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- Thomas "Tom or Tommy" McGinnis (b. 1947), American professional golfer
- Dave McGinnis, former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals
- Sid McGinnis (b. 1949), American musician and guitarist
- William "Bill" McGinnis Ph.D., molecular biologist and professor of biology at the University of California
- Charles McGinnis (1906-1995), American Olympic bronze medalist
- George McGinnis (b. 1950), American professional NBA basketball player
- Howard Justus McGinnis (1882-1971), American academic
- Ross A. McGinnis (1987-2006), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
- Ryan McGinnis (b. 1987), American NHL ice hockey player
- Scott McGinnis (b. 1958), American actor and director, best known as Mr. Adventure in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
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- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- McDonnell, Frances. Emigrants from Ireland to America 1735-1743 A Transcription of the report of the Irish House of Commons into Enforced emigration to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1331-5).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
- Read, Charles Anderson. The Cabinet of Irish Literature Selections from the Works of the Chief Poets, Orators and Prose Writers of Ireland 4 Volumes. London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Print.
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The McGinnis Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The McGinnis 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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