Caunes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Caunes

The ancestors of the Caunes surname are thought to have lived in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The name Caunes was given to someone who lived in Aberdeen (part of the modern Grampian region). The Conn family name dates back to medieval times, when a prominent Roman Catholic family of the name Con, or Cone, of Auchry lived in the parish of Monquhitter.

Early Origins of the Caunes family

Early History of the Caunes family

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Caunes Spelling Variations

The translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years Caunes has appeared as Conn, Con, Cone, Caun, Caune, Conne and others.

Early Notables of the Caunes family

George Conn (Conaeus) (d. 1640), was brought up as a Catholic by his father, Patrick Conn of Auchry, near Turriff. "His mother was Isabella Chyn of Esselmont. He was sent when very young to be educated at Douay, from which he passed in succession to the Scots College at Paris and at Rome. He completed his education at the university of Bologna, where he...
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Migration of the Caunes family to Ireland

Some of the Caunes family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Caunes family

Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Hugh Conn settled in Maryland in 1715; followed by A. C. and E. Conn in 1820; John and Patrick Conn settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1767.