The surname O'Encantie comes from the Irish "O an Chaintigh," which denotes a descendent of a satirist, or "cainteach." This is fitting as the name belonged to a bardic family of west Cork.
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Early Origins of the O'Encantie family
The surname O'Encantie was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where it was one of the principal names in the barony of Kinalmeaky in Petty's census of 1659.
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Early History of the O'Encantie family
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O'Encantie Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Canty, O'Canty, O'Encantie, County and others.
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Early Notables of the O'Encantie family
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Migration of the O'Encantie family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Martha Canty, who settled in South Carolina between 1670 and 1674; Thomas Canty, who settled in Quebec in 1804; James Canty, who landed in Cuba in 1819.
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