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![Show Contents]() Cannin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland
While the Anglicized versions of Irish names are often familiar to people, their Irish Gaelic heritage is often unknown. The original Gaelic form of the name Cannin is Ó Canain, from the word "cano," which means "wolf cub." 1 Early Origins of the Cannin familyThe surname Cannin was first found in Tirconnell (Irish: Tír Chonaill) present day Donegal, located in Northwestn Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Cannin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cannin research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1659 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Cannin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cannin Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The many regional dialects and the predominate illiteracy would have made common surnames appear unrelated to the scribes of the period. Research into the name Cannin revealed spelling variations, including Cannon, O'Cannon, MacCannon, Cannan, Cannen, Cannin, MacCannan, McCannon, McCannan and many more. Early Notables of the Cannin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cannin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Cannin migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Cannin:
Cannin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Cannin, aged 21, who landed in New York in 1812 2
- Joseph Cannin, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1816 2
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Cannin migration to the United States 
