The ancestral home of the lagan family is in the Scottish-English border region where their ancestors lived among the clans of the
Boernician tribe. They lived in Logan, near Auchinleck. These place names derive from the Gaelic word
lagan, from
lag meaning "a hollow."
Early Origins of the lagan family
The surname lagan was first found in
Ayrshire where they first appeared in the records in the village of Logan in 1204. A number of Logans swore an oath of allegiance to
Edward I of
England when he conquered
Scotland in 1296: Thurbrend Logan (Lord of Crougar), Lord of Crougar in Cunningham; Phillip Logan of Montrose; Walter Logan of Lanarkshire; and Andrew Logan of
Wigtown. In 1329, Sir Robert Logan and Sir Walter Logan were killed in
Spain while accompanying Sir James Douglas to the Holy Land with the heart of Bruce (thus the Clan's Crest). They were attempting to fulfill Robert the Bruce's request to have his heart buried in the Holy Land.
Early History of the lagan family
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lagan Spelling Variations
A lack of rules and the tendency of scribes to spell according to the sound of the word plagued medieval spelling. Not surprisingly, an enormous number of
spelling variations appeared. lagan has been written Logan, Loggan, Loganaich, MacLennan and many more.
Early Notables of the lagan family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the lagan family to Ireland
Some of the lagan family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the lagan family to the New World and Oceana
Many Scots crossed the Atlantic for North America hoping to escape poverty, as well as persecution. Much of their heritage was lost along the way and overtime. This century, however,
Clan societies and highland games have allowed many ancestral Scots to recover their birthright. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name lagan arrived in North America very early: David Logan who settled in Virginia in 1740; John Logan with his wife and two children settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1765; Andrew, Bernard, David, George, Hugh, James, John, Patrick, Robert, Samuel and William Logan, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
Contemporary Notables of the name lagan (post 1700)
- Matthew Diamond Lagan (1829-1901), American Democrat politician, Delegate to Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, 1879; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1887-89, 1891-93 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Francis E. Lagan, American Democrat politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bloomfield; Elected 1936; Defeated, 1940 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The lagan Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Hoc majorum virtus
Motto Translation: This is the valour of my ancestors.