Hannan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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  Ireland 


Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Hannan family in Ireland was Ó hAnnain, which means descendant of hAnnain.

Early Origins of the Hannan family

The surname Hannan was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from very ancient times and were descended from the Kings of Ireland.

Early History of the Hannan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hannan research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1266 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Hannan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hannan Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Hannan dating from that time include Hannon, O'Hannon, Hannen, O'Hannen, Haneen and many more.

Early Notables of the Hannan family

More information is included under the topic Early Hannan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hannan Ranking

In the United States, the name Hannan is the 4,692nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


Hannan migration to the United States +

To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Hannan or a variant listed above, including:

Hannan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Hannan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hannan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hannan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Hannan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hannan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Hannan migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hannan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Hannan (post 1700) +
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