Munyan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Munyan family

Early History of the Munyan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Munyan research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Munyan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Munyan Spelling Variations

Scribes and church officials, lacking today's standardized spelling rules, recorded names by how they were pronounced. This imprecise guide often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Munyan are preserved in documents of the family history. The various spellings of the name that were found include Mannion, O'Mannin, O'Mannion, Mannyan, Mennon and many more.

Early Notables of the Munyan family

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Migration of the Munyan family

A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Munyan: Mary Mannon, who settled in New England in 1721; as well as Edward, James, John and Patrick Manion, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..