Dounie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
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Etymology of Dounie

What does the name Dounie mean?

Gaelic, otherwise known as Early Modern Irish, was used in Ireland from around the year 1200 until the 18th century. It is from this language that we found the first references to the name Dounie as Ó Dúnadhaigh. The name is essentially derived from the word dún which means fort. 1

Early Origins of the Dounie family

The surname Dounie was first found in the twelfth century.

Early History of the Dounie family

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Dounie Spelling Variations

People who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Dounie that are preserved in archival documents are O'Downey, Dawney, MacDowney, MacEldowney, Muldowney and many more.

Early Notables of the Dounie family

the O'Dunadhaigh sept found in Luchair, the old name of a region that lay on the borders of the modern counties of Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Their...
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Dounie migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dounie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Janet Dounie, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Aloe" in 1863
Alexander Dounie, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Aloe" in 1863

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)