Minehan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Minehan is an anglicized version of the Irish name Ó Muimhneachain. 1
Early Origins of the Minehan family
The surname Minehan was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where a sept of the Hy Fiachrach group called Ó Mionachain was mentioned in 1220 by the Four Masters. They were sub-chiefs of Erris.
Early History of the Minehan family
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Minehan Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Moynihan, Minihan, Minaghan, Moynaghan, Myneghane, Minighane, Munnighane, Minihane, Minnagh, Mimnagh, Moyna and many more.
Early Notables of the Minehan family
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Minehan migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Minehan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Biddy Minehan, aged 41, who landed in New York, NY in 1851 2
- Patk. Minehan, aged 25, who landed in America from Clare, in 1892
- Mary Minehan, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
Minehan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Hannah Minehan, aged 20, who landed in America from Ballydehob, Ireland, in 1911
- Michael Minehan, aged 44, who landed in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1913
- Michael Minehan, aged 44, who settled in America from Killalor, Ireland, in 1913
- Margaret Minehan, aged 32, who landed in America from Limerick, Ireland, in 1916
- Julie Minehan, aged 25, who immigrated to America, in 1919
Minehan migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Minehan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Thomas Minehan, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1833
- Catherine Minehan, aged 30, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Thomas Hanford" from Cork, Ireland
Contemporary Notables of the name Minehan (post 1700) +
- Brent Minehan, American artist, known for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector (2021), 100% Wolf (2020) and 100% Wolf: Book of Hath
- Ken Minehan, American cinematographer, known for Becoming Royston (2007), Panggilan Terakhir (2022) and Sands of Our Fathers (2015)
- Molly Minehan, American camera electrician, known for Harsh Times (2005), Jai Chiranjeeva (2005) and Dance Your Ass Off (2009)
- Cathy E. Minehan (b. 1947), President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Citations +
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)