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Early Origins of the Conaughton family

The surname Conaughton was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat in the barony of Banagh. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was traced as being descended from the Princes of Tyrone through Aodh Anrachan, a younger brother of Donal an Togdhamh through the MacSweeney line.

Early History of the Conaughton family

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Conaughton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Conaty, Connaghty, Connarty, Conarty, Conaghty and others.

Early Notables of the Conaughton family

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United States Conaughton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conaughton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Conaughton, who landed in New York in 1840 1
  • Cornelius Conaughton, who settled in Cincinnati in 1853
  • Michael Conaughton, who settled in Indiana in 1860
  • Thomas Conaughton, who settled in Indiana in 1860
  • Bridget Conaughton, who arrived in New York, NY sometime between 1846 and 1864
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Conaughton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Margte. Conaughton, aged 16, who settled in America, in 1901
  • Nora Conaughton, aged 18, who landed in America from Ballinlough, Ireland, in 1903
  • Edward Conaughton, aged 22, who landed in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1906
  • Thomas Conaughton, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Tuam, Ireland, in 1907
  • Leo Conaughton, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1923
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Conaughton migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conaughton Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Luke Conaughton, who arrived in Canada sometime between 1851 and 1853


  1. 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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