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Where did the Irish O'Cain family come from? What is the Irish O'Cain family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Cain family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Cain family history?
Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name O'Cain originally appeared in Gaelic as O Cathain.
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- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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Before widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name O'Cain family name. Variations found include Cain, Caine, Kane, Kain, Cahan, O'Cahan, Kean, Keane, O'Keane, Ceane, Cean, Kahan, O'Kean, O'Kane, O'Kaine, Kaine, Keann, Cainn, Cainne, Kainn, Cahann, O'Cain and many more.First found in Derry, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Cain research. Another 281 words(20 lines of text) covering the year 1196 is included under the topic Early O'Cain 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 O'Cain. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name O'Cain:
O'Cain Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- John O'Cain settled in Boston in 1847
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
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