Keechen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Keechen

The Keechen family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name Keechen is derived from /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 Keechen family

Early History of the Keechen family

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Keechen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Keechen has appeared in various documents spelled McEachan, McGeachan, McKechnie, McGeachie and many more.

Early Notables of the Keechen family

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Migration of the Keechen family to Ireland

Some of the Keechen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Keechen family

Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Keechen or a variant listed above: Joseph MaKecky (McGeachie), who arrived in Virginia in 1756; Thomas McKeachie, on record in America in 1797; Thomas McKeachy, who was in Ontario in 1844.