| ![Show Contents]() McGunnigle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name McGunnigle is Mag Congail, which means son of the most valorous one. Early Origins of the McGunnigle familyThe surname McGunnigle was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the McGunnigle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGunnigle research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McGunnigle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McGunnigle Spelling VariationsPeople who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname McGunnigle that are preserved in archival documents are MacGonigle, MacGonagle, Magonagle, Magonigele and many more. Early Notables of the McGunnigle familyMore information is included under the topic Early McGunnigle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McGunnigle migration to the United States | + |
Irish families left their homeland in astonishing numbers during the 19th century in search of a better life. Although individual reasons vary, most of these Irish families suffered from extreme poverty, lack of work opportunities, and exorbitant rents in their homeland. Many decided to travel to Australia or North America in the hopes of finding greater opportunities and land. The Irish immigrants that came to North America initially settled on the East Coast, often in major centers such as Boston or New York. But like the many other cultures to settle in North America, the Irish traveled to almost any region they felt held greater promise; as a result, many Irish with gold fever moved all the way out to the Pacific coast. Others before that time left for land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula, or the Maritimes as United Empire Loyalists, for many Irish did choose to side with the English during the American War of Independence. The earliest wave of Irish migration, however, occurred during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the McGunnigle name:
McGunnigle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anthony McGunnigle, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1828 1
- Hugh M McGunnigle, aged 23, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1828 1
- Frank McGunnigle, who arrived in Arkansas in 1885 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name McGunnigle (post 1700) | + |
- William Henry "Bill" McGunnigle (1855-1899), American baseball manager from 1879 to 1882
- 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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McGunnigle migration to the United States 
