| ![Show Contents]() MacCune History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of MacCuneWhat does the name MacCune mean? Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the MacCune family in Ireland was Mac Eogain in Connacht, and Mac Eoin in east Ulster. Both of these names connote a "son of John," or "son of Owen." 1 Early Origins of the MacCune familyThe surname MacCune was first found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where the first people to use this surname are thought to have originated. Soon thereafter, the name was also found in neighboring Leitrim. Early History of the MacCune familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacCune research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacCune History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacCune Spelling VariationsWithin the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname MacCune were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. Keon, MacKeon, MacKeown, MacKewan, MacKoun, MacWing, Hone, MacOwen, Mageown and many more. Early Notables of the MacCune familyMore information is included under the topic Early MacCune Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| MacCune migration to the United States | + |
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the MacCune family relocated to North American shores quite early:
MacCune Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Clem MacCune, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 2
- Moore, A.W., Manx Names. London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1906. Print
- 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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