Dunnegan Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Dunnegan originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnagain. The first portion of the name is probably derived from "donn," which means brown, while the second portion of the name is probably derived from and ancient Irish personal name.

Dunnegan Early Origins

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The surname Dunnegan 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 they held a family seat at Muskerry, later moving to Limerick, Kildare and Dublin.

Dunnegan Spelling Variations

In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Dunnegan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Donegan, Donnegan, Doneghan, Donneghan, Donagan, Donnagan, Donnaghan, Dunnegan, O'Donegan, O'Dunnegan, O'Donnaghan, Dongan, Donegin, Donnegin, Donnagen, Donagen, Donnegen, Donegen, Donnigan, Donigan, Dunnican, Dunican, Dunnigan, McDunnigan, McDonegan, Dongane, Dongin, Dongen and many more.

Dunnegan Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dunnegan research. Another 227 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1300, 1395, 1412, 1413, 1634 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Dunnegan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dunnegan Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable among the family name at this time was John Donegan (died 1413), a medieval Manx prelate. After holding the position of Archdeacon of Down, he held three successive bishoprics, Mann and the Isles (Sodor), then...

Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dunnegan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dunnegan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Michael Dunnegan, aged 22, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Sea Park"

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The Dunnegan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dunnegan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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