| ![Show Contents]() Geeman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Scotland
Etymology of GeemanWhat does the name Geeman mean? Originally, Geeman was a nickname for a /the personal names Eachan and Eochaidh. The Gaelic form of the name is usually Mac Eachainn, meaning son of Eachan. However, The surnames MacGeachie, MacGeachy, and MacKeachie are derived from the Irish surname Mag Eachaidh, an Ulster variant of Mag Eochadha, which means son of Eochaidh. 1 Early Origins of the Geeman familyThe surname Geeman was first found in Knoydart, where they were a sept of the MacDonalds, descended from Hector (Gaelic Eachann,) second son of Roderick MacDonald, 3rd of Moydart and Clanranald. 2 Early History of the Geeman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Geeman research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1686, 1694, 1711, 1715, 1745 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Geeman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Geeman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Geeman has appeared in various documents spelled McEachan, McGeachan, McKechnie, McGeachie and many more. Early Notables of the Geeman familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Geeman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Geeman family to IrelandSome of the Geeman family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Geeman migration to the United States | + |
Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Geeman, or a variant listed above:
Geeman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Benedigt Geeman, aged 20, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
- Christian Geeman, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
- MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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