| ![Show Contents]() Garvan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Garvan originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Gairbhin, derived from the word "garbh," which means "rough." 1 Early Origins of the Garvan familyThe surname Garvan was first found in County Tyrone (Irish: Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Garvan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garvan research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1527, 1558, 1560 and 1595 are included under the topic Early Garvan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Garvan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Garvin, Garvey, Garwin, Garvine, Garven, Garvan, Garvy, Garvie, Garwen and many more. Early Notables of the Garvan familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was John Garvey (1527-1595), an Irish Protestant bishop of Kilmore and Archbishop of Armagh. He was the eldest son of John O'Garvey of Morisk, co. Mayo and was born in the county of Kilkenny. "He was educated at Oxford, where he graduated in the reign of Edward VI; but through some negligence his name does not appear in the public...
Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Garvan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Garvan familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Garvey who settled in Virginia in 1680; Daniel Garvin, an 'enforced' Irish emigrant, sent to America in 1742; Patrick Garve, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1773.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Garvan (post 1700) | + |
- Patrick Garvan (b. 1837), American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1884-85; Member of Connecticut State Senate 2nd District, 1891-92 2
- John H. Garvan, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Windsor, 1908, 1910 2
- John Garvan Murtha (b. 1941), United States federal judge
- Garvan Cavanagh, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956 3
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