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Where did the Scottish McKean family come from? What is the Scottish McKean family crest and coat of arms? When did the McKean family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the McKean family history?
The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland, made up the ancient Dalriadan kingdom, the ancestral home of the McKean family. Their name comes from the given name Ian or John. John is the most common personal name in the Highlands. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Iain.
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Many spelling variations of McKean have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. MacIan, MacAne, MacKane, MacKean, MacKain and others.First found in Argyllshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the McKean family emigrate to North America:
McKean Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Elizabeth McKean, who landed in New England in 1718
- John McKean, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1763
- James McKean, who arrived in America in 1767
- David McKean, who arrived in New York in 1786
McKean Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William McKean, who landed in South Carolina in 1810
- Andrew McKean, who landed in America in 1811
- Alexander McKean, aged 20, arrived in New York in 1812
- Thomas McKean, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1820
- Neal McKean, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838
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- Thomas McKean (1734-1817), American signer of Declaration of Independence
- James B. McKean (1821-1879), New York politician and Union Army general
- Samuel McKean, American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania
- Michael Jones McKean (b. 1976), American artist
- David Tench McKean (b. 1963), English illustrator and photographer
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- Lieutenant George Burdon McKean (1888-1926), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War
- John McKean (1941-1996), Australian ornithologist
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