| ![Show Contents]() Durnen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The original Gaelic form of the Irish name Durnen was Ó Duirnin or Ó Dornian, possibly derived from the word "dorn," which means "fist." 1 Early Origins of the Durnen familyThe surname Durnen was first found in County Antrim (Irish: Aontroim) located in the province of Ulster in present day Northern Ireland. The name is also specific to "Ballydurnian in County Antrim, but Durnian is the more usual form in west Ulster." 2 Early History of the Durnen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Durnen research. Another 164 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1596 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Durnen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Durnen Spelling VariationsNames during the Middle Ages were often recorded under several different spelling variations during the life of their bearers. Literacy was rare at that time and so how a person's name was recorded was decided by the individual scribe. Variations of the name Durnen include Durnan, Durnane, Durneen, Durnin, Durnain, Dornan, Dornain and many more. Early Notables of the Durnen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Durnen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Durnen migration to the United States | + |
Many destitute Irish families in the 18th and 19th centuries decided to leave their homeland, which had in many ways been scarred by English colonial rule. One of the most frequent destinations for these families was North America where it was possible for an Irish family to own their own parcel of land. Many of the early settlers did find land awaiting them in British North America, or even later in America, but for the majority of immigrants that arrived as a result of the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s the ownership of land was often a long way off. These Irish people were initially put to work on such industrial projects as the building of bridges, canals, and railroads, or they worked at manufacturing positions within factories. Whenever they arrived, the Irish made enormous contributions to the infant nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the earliest immigrants to bearer the name of Durnen were found through extensive research of immigration and passenger lists:
Durnen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Arthur Durnen, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 3
- MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
- MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
- 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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Durnen migration to the United States 
