Mugan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The Mugan name comes from the Gaelic "mùgach," meaning "surly."

Early Origins of the Mugan family

The surname Mugan was first found in Banffshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh), former Scottish county located in the northeasterly Grampian region of Scotland, now of divided between the Council Areas of Moray and Aberdeenshire, where they were they held a family seat at Balnabruiche in Strathspey.

Early History of the Mugan family

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Mugan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moggach, Mougache, Muggah, Moygach, Muggach and many more.

Early Notables of the Mugan family

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Mugan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mugan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Mugan, aged 24, who arrived in Missouri in 1842 1
Patrick Mugan, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Mugan (post 1700) +

T. A. Mugan, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1916 2
Marion M. Mugan, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914 2
James C. Mugan, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 11th District, 1950 2

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html