| ![Show Contents]() Monoghan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Ireland Many variations of the name Monoghan have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as Ó Manachain, which is derived from the word "manach," which means "monk." 1 Early Origins of the Monoghan familyThe surname Monoghan was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Monoghan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Monoghan research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1798 is included under the topic Early Monoghan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Monoghan Spelling VariationsThose scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Monoghan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Monaghan, Monahan, Monagham, Monahon, Monagan, Mongan, Monaugher, Monck and many more. Early Notables of the Monoghan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Monoghan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Monoghan migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Monoghan or a variant listed above, including:
Monoghan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Tony Monoghan, who landed in New London, Connecticut in 1811 2
- Peter Monoghan, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816 2
| Monoghan migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Monoghan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- John Monoghan, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Andrew Jackson" in 1865
- Martin Monoghan, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Andrew Jackson" in 1865
| Historic Events for the Monoghan family | + |
- Mr. Eric Monoghan, British sailor, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 3
- 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)
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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Monoghan migration to the United States 
Monoghan migration to New Zealand 
