| ![Show Contents]() Gunny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Irish name Gunny was originally written in a Gaelic form as Ó Coinne, which means descendant of Coinneach. The personal name Coinneach was often Anglicized to Canice or Kenny. Early Origins of the Gunny familyThe surname Gunny was first found in County Tyrone (Irish:Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. They were directly descended from King Colla da Crioch, the Irish King of Ulster, who was banished to Scotland with 350 Clann chiefs in the year 327. Early History of the Gunny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gunny research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1589, 1662, 1663 and 1682 are included under the topic Early Gunny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gunny Spelling VariationsIrish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Gunny dating from that time include Quinney, Guinney, Guiney, Gunny, Gunie, Gunney, O'Quinney, O'Guinney and many more. Early Notables of the Gunny familyAnother 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gunny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Gunny migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Gunny:
Gunny Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Gunny, who landed in Virginia in 1637
- Rich Gunny, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 1
- Sarah Gunny, who landed in Virginia in 1663 1
Gunny Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Benjamin Gunny, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1796 1
- 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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Gunny migration to the United States 
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