Covian was first used as a surname in the Scottish/English Borderlands by the Strathclyde-Briton. The first Covian family lived in the Scottish-English border region. The Covian family lived in Ayrshire.
Early Origins of the Covian family
The surname Covian was first found in
Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of
Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North
Ayrshire, where they held a
family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the
Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Covian family
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Covian Spelling Variations
Medieval Scottish names are rife with
spelling variations. This is due to the fact that scribes in that era spelled according to the sound of words, rather than any set of rules. Covian has been spelled Cowan, Cowans, Cowen, Cowens, MacCowan, MacCowden and many more.
Early Notables of the Covian family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Covian family to Ireland
Some of the Covian family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Covian family to the New World and Oceana
Many Scots were left with few options other than to leave their homeland for the colonies across the Atlantic. Some of these families fought to defend their newfound freedom in the American
War of Independence. Others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these families have recently been able to rediscover their roots through
Clan societies and other Scottish organizations. Among them:
Covian Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Juan Yola Covian, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1841 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Covian (post 1700)
- Miguel Rolando Covian (1913-1992), Argentine-Brazilian physiologist, medical educator and writer
The Covian Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Sic itur in altum
Motto Translation: This is the way to heaven.