Surnames of Irish origin have experienced many changes in their spellings and forms. Before being translated into English, Nemord appeared as Mac Conmara, which means "hound of the sea" or "warrior of the sea."
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Early Origins of the Nemord family
The surname Nemord was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where MacConmara or MacNamara was chief of the territory of Clan Caisin, now the barony of Tullagh. The family was also sometimes styled chiefs of Clan Cuilean; derived from Cuilean, one of their chiefs in the eighth century. This ancient family have traditionally held the high office of hereditary marshals of Thomond.
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Early History of the Nemord family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nemord research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1402, 1426, 1768, 1797 and 1826 are included under the topic Early Nemord History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Nemord Spelling Variations
One explanation for the many variations is that scribes and church officials frequently spelled the name as it sounded: an imprecise method at best. Understandably then, various spellings of the surname Nemord were found in the many archives researched. These included McNamara, McNamar, McNamarra, McNamard, Sheedy and many more.
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Early Notables of the Nemord family
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Nemord Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Nemord family
Many Irish families boarded ships bound for North America in the middle of 19th century to escape the conditions of poverty and racial discrimination at that time. Although these immigrants often arrived in a destitute state, they went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. An inquiry into many immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants to North America bearing the Nemord family name: Augustine McNamara who arrived in St. John's Newfoundland in 1794; Bridget, Elizabeth, James, John, Martin, Mathew, Michael, Patrick, Timothy and William McNamara, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
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