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Where did the Irish O'Cean family come from? What is the Irish O'Cean family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Cean family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Cean family history?
Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name O'Cean originally appeared in Gaelic as O Cathain.
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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
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name O'Cean revealed many variations, including 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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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Cean research. Another 281 words(20 lines of text) covering the year 1196 is included under the topic Early O'Cean History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name O'Cean. 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'Cean:
O'Cean Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Sarah Ocean, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from Potto Allegro, Brazil, in 1914
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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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The O'Cean Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Cean 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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