Egeleason Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The story of the Egeleason family is rich with Scottish history. It begins in the ancient kingdom of Dalriada where Egeleason evolved as a name for some who lived in the old Barony of Eaglesham in the county of Renfrew (now part of the Strathclyde region), Scotland, which originated in the 13th century.

Egeleason Early Origins

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The surname Egeleason was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Egeleason Spelling Variations

Historical recordings of the name Egeleason include many spelling variations. They include They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. Eaglesham, Eagleson, Egglesham, Eglischane and others.

Egeleason Early History

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Egeleason Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Scottish settlers arrived in many of the communities that became the backbones of the United States and Canada. Many stayed, but some headed west for the endless open country of the prairies. In the American War of Independence, many Scots who remained loyal to England re-settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots across North America were able to recover much of their lost heritage in the 20th century as Clan societies and highland games sprang up across North America. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Egeleasons to arrive on North American shores: Mr. Eagleson landed in Boston Massachusetts in 1768.

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Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
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The Egeleason Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Egeleason 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.

This page was last modified on 14 April 2014 at 14:09.