| ![Show Contents]() Hanegan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Irish name Hanegan originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEanain," but sometimes is an abbreviated form of the surname Henagahn. Early Origins of the Hanegan familyThe surname Hanegan was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, and Offaly where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Hanegan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hanegan research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Hanegan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hanegan Spelling VariationsThe Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Hanegan were encountered in the archives: Heenan, Henaghan, Henehan, Heenon, Hanegan, Hannegan, Hanigan, Hannigan, Haneghan and many more. Early Notables of the Hanegan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hanegan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hanegan familyIn the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Hanegan family came to North America quite early: Dennis, James, John, Martin, Mathias, Michael, Patrick and Robert Heenan, all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860; Mrs. Ellen Henegan settled in San Francisco Cal. in 1850.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hanegan (post 1700) | + |
- Shawn Hanegan, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000 1
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