Megan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Megan family came to North America quite early:

• Georgina Megan Brayshaw (b. 1993), British world champion and Olympic gold medalist winner in rowing
• Kelly Megan O'Dwyer (b. 1977), Australian politician
• Katherine Megan McArthur (b. 1971), NASA Astronaut with almost 13 days in space 4
• Megan Giglia (b. 1985), British three-time gold medalist Paralympic track cyclist competing in C3 classification events
• Megan Gale (b. 1975), Australian model and actress, born in Perth, Western Australia
• Megan Letter (b. 1995), American YouTuber, known for her Roblox videos
• Megan Richter (b. 2000), British Paralympic swimmer, gold medalist at the 2024
• Megan Alderete (b. 1984), American professional racing cyclist who rides for Hagens Berman–Supermint
• Megan Terry (1932-2023), born Marguerite Duffy, an American Obie Award winning playwright, screenwriter, and theatre artist, founding member of The Open Theater, awarded Dramatists Guild Award (1983) and College of Fellows of the American Theatre (1994)