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The surname McGeaney comes from the original Irish Gaelic name Ó Geibheannaigh or Mac Geibheannaigh. 1
The surname McGeaney was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, which is the principal homeland of the sept O Geibheannaigh. The O Geibheannaigh sept belonged to the Ui Maine (Hy Many) and descended from Geibheannach, the son of a Hy Many chief slain in 971. There was also a County Fermanagh sept called Mac Geibheannaigh mentioned in the Annals of Loch Ce in 1308.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGeaney research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1590 and 1599 are included under the topic Early McGeaney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Keaveney, Keveney, Kevany, Geaveny, Geaney, Geane, Gaine, Gainey, O'Keaveney, O'Geaney and many more.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Gainey, who settled in Maryland in 1673; Samuel and Alice Gaine, who immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1750; Hannah, Margaret, and William Keveney, who arrived in New York in 1805.