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The original Gaelic form of the Irish name Dornend was Ó Duirnin or Ó Dornian, possibly derived from the word "dorn," which means "fist." 1
The surname Dornend was first found in County Antrim (Irish: Aontroim) located in the province of Ulster in present day Northern Ireland. The name is also specific to "Ballydurnian in County Antrim, but Durnian is the more usual form in west Ulster." 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dornend research. Another 164 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1596 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Dornend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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 Dornend are preserved in documents of the family history. The various spellings of the name that were found include Durnan, Durnane, Durneen, Durnin, Durnain, Dornan, Dornain and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Dornend Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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 Dornend: Nicholas Durnan who settled in Virginia in 1734; Charles Durnin settled in Newcastle in Co. Delaware in 1827; John Durnin arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1868.