| ![Show Contents]() Manhan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Manhan originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Mongain, which is derived from the word mongach, which means hairy. 1 Early Origins of the Manhan familyThe surname Manhan was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), where they held a family seat and styled as one of the Irish Clanns who were descendants of King Niall of the Nine Hostages. They were descended through Eochy Moyvane, to Niall Mor, his son, the great Niall of the Nine Hostages. Descended was O'Mongain the great chief of the Mangans whose territories included branches in Mayo, Connacht, Cork and Limerick. Early History of the Manhan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Manhan research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1772, 1803 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Manhan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Manhan 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 Manhan include Ó Mongain (Gaelic), Mangan, Mongan, Mongin, Mungan, Mungen, Mongun, O'Mongan, O'Mongin, O'Mungen, O'Mongun, O'Mongun, O'Mangan and many more. Early Notables of the Manhan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Manhan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Manhan migration to the United States | + |
In the late 18th century, Irish families began emigrating to North America in the search of a plot of land to call their own. This pattern of emigration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s cause thousands of Irish to flee the death and disease that accompanied the disaster. Those that made it alive to the shores of the United States and British North America (later to become Canada) were, however, instrumental in the development of those two powerful nations. Many of these Irish immigrants proudly bore the name of Manhan:
Manhan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- J W Manhan, who landed in Arkansas in 1892 2
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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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Manhan migration to the United States 
