There are a multitude of ancient meanings and variations associated with the Irish surnames that are now common throughout the modern world. The original Gaelic form of the name Evaryghan is Ó hIfearnain.
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Early Origins of the Evaryghan family
The surname Evaryghan was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár), located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Evaryghan family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Evaryghan research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1719 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Evaryghan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Evaryghan Spelling Variations
Lacking standardized spellings, scribes and church officials recorded people's name according to how they sounded. This practice often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Evaryghan are preserved in the archival documents of the period. The various spellings of the name that were found include Heffernan, Heffernam, O'Heffernan, O'Heffron, Hefferen, Hefferney, Heffernon, Hefferon and many more.
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Early Notables of the Evaryghan family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was Paul Hiffernan (1719-1777), Irish miscellaneous writer, born in or near Dublin in 1719. "His parents, intending him for the priesthood of the Roman Catholic church, sent him to a classical school in Dublin. When very young he went with... Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Evaryghan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Evaryghan family
Many Irish families boarded ships bound for North America in the middle of 19th century to escape the conditions of poverty and racial discrimination at that time. Although these immigrants often arrived in a destitute state, they went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. An inquiry into many immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants to North America bearing the Evaryghan family name: Patrick Hefferen settled in Alexandria Virginia in 1817; Bridget Hefferin settled in Pennsylvania in 1773; Edmund, Edward, John, Michael, Thomas and William Heffernan arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
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