Cosgreave History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cosgreave

All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Cosgreave originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Coscraigh or Ó Coscraigh, from the word "coscrach," which means victorious. 1

Early Origins of the Cosgreave family

Early History of the Cosgreave family

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Cosgreave Spelling Variations

In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Cosgreave family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Cosgrove, Cosgrave, O'Cosgrove, O'Cosgrave, McCosgrove, McCosgrave and many more.

Early Notables of the Cosgreave family

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Migration of the Cosgreave family

The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name Cosgreave: Anne Cosgrave, aged 34; Anne aged 12; Anne aged 18; Bridget aged 22; Bridget 50; Catherine, Ellen, Francis, Hannah, James, John, Julia, Margaret, Mary, Michael, Owen, Pat, Peter, Thomas, William Cosgrave, who all arrived in Quebec in 1848.