| ![Show Contents]() Condan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of CondanWhat does the name Condan mean? When the Anglo-Normans began to settle in Ireland, they brought the tradition of local surnames to an island which already had a Gaelic naming system of hereditary surnames established. Local surnames, such as Condan, were formed from the names of a place or a geographical landmark where a person lived, held land, or was born. The earliest Anglo-Norman surnames of this type came from Normandy, but as the Normans moved, they created names that referred to where they actually resided. Originally, these place names were prefixed by "de," which means "from" in French. It is thought that this family derived its name from when an ancestor lived in the settlement of Caunton in the English county of Nottinghamshire. The Gaelic form of the surname Condan is Condún. Early Origins of the Condan familyThe surname Condan was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where this ancient Norman family were granted lands by Strongbow for their assistance in the invasion of Ireland in 1172. Early History of the Condan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Condan research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1605 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Condan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Condan Spelling VariationsChurch officials and medieval scribes spelled names as they sounded; therefore, single person, could have his name spelt many different ways during their lifetime. While investigating the origins of the name Condan, many spelling variations were encountered, including: Condon, Condone, Caunteton, Condun, Condin, Conden, Condan, Condine, Condune, Caundon and many more. Early Notables of the Condan familyAnother 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Condan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Condan migration to the United States | + |
Ireland's Great Potato Famine left the country's inhabitants in extreme poverty and starvation. Many families left their homeland for North America for the promise of work, freedom and land ownership. Although the Irish were not free of economic and racial discrimination in North America, they did contribute greatly to the rapid development of bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Eventually, they would be accepted in other areas such as commerce, education, and the arts. An examination of immigration and passenger lists revealed many bearing the name Condan:
Condan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Robert Condan, aged 46, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 1
- Thomas Condan, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1845 1
- 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)
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