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![Show Contents]() Colegrove History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
While the Anglicized versions of Irish names are familiar to most people, many Irish names have a long and proud Gaelic heritage that is often unknown. The Colegrove surname stems from two distinct Gaelic names O'Clúmháin, derived from the Irish root "clúmh," meaning "down," or "feathers," and from Ó Colmain, derived the Latin word "columba," which means "dove." 1 Early Origins of the Colegrove familyThe surname Colegrove was first found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they were a sept of O'Colmain, a branch of Hy Fiachrach. 2 Early History of the Colegrove familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colegrove research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Colegrove History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Colegrove Spelling VariationsIn the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Colegrove family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Colman, Coleman, O'Colman, MacColeman, McColeman, Coalman, Coulman, Colemen, Colmen, Coalmen, Colmin, Colmen, Coulmen, Coulmin, Colemin and many more. Early Notables of the Colegrove familyMore information is included under the topic Early Colegrove Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Colegrove RankingIn the United States, the name Colegrove is the 13,558th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
 Colegrove migration to the United States | + |
The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name Colegrove:
Colegrove Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Francis Colegrove (c. 1667-1759), English settler to Warwick, Rhode Island about 1688, generally thought to be from Oxfordshire and the first of the surname in the United States
Colegrove Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Colegrove, who landed in Virginia in 1713 4
Colegrove Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Emma Colegrove, aged 44, who landed in America, in 1909
- Lizzie Colegrove, aged 34, who settled in America, in 1909
- Mary S. Colegrove, aged 51, who landed in America, in 1910
- Owen A. Colegrove, aged 10, who immigrated to America, in 1910
- Iva B. Colegrove, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Colegrove (post 1700) | + |
- Michel Bruce Colegrove, American educator, the fourth and fifth President of Hargrave Military Academy (1987 to 1989)
- Jeremiah Colegrove (1758-1836), American farmer and manufacturer born in Scituate, Rhode Island who helped found the city of North Adams, Massachusetts
- Jim Colegrove, popular American musician
- William J. Colegrove, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1872
- D. Robert Colegrove, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1953
- Arthur E. Colegrove, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Erie County Democratic Party, 1937
| Historic Events for the Colegrove family | + |
USS Arizona - Mr. Willett S. Colegrove Jr., American Seaman Second Class from Washington, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 5
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html
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