Egglischan Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestors of the name Egglischan come from the ancient Scottish tribe known as the Dalriadans. They lived along the rugged west coast of Scotland and on the Hebrides islands and used the name to indicate a person 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.

Egglischan Early Origins

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The surname Egglischan 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.

Egglischan Spelling Variations

Many spelling variations of Egglischan have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. Eaglesham, Eagleson, Egglesham, Eglischane and others.

Egglischan Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Egglischan research. Another 357 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1239, 1200, 1296, 1300, 1323, 1335, 1616 and 1616 are included under the topic Early Egglischan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Egglischan Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Settlers from Scotland put down roots in communities all along the east coast of North America. Some moved north from the American colonies to Canada as United Empire Loyalists during the American War of Independence. As Clan societies and highland games started in North America in the 20th century many Scots rediscovered parts of their heritage. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Egglischan were among those contributors: Mr. Eagleson landed in Boston Massachusetts in 1768.

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The Egglischan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Egglischan 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.