MacInas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of MacInas

In the mountains of Scotland's west coast and on the Hebrides islands, the ancestors of the MacInas family were born. Their name comes from the personal name Angus. The Gaelic form of the name, Mac Aonguis, translates as son of Angus. Angus refers to the Pictish King Onnust who died in the year 761.

While there are no direct links with this King in the history of the Clan or surname, there is a conjectural line, which may be adopted. The lands descended into the Barony of Innes in the County of Elginshire. However, the son or sons of Angus, originally from the Kingdom of Dalriada, were one of the three kindred houses, of the kingdom, the other two houses being the Gabran (the largest) and Lornetach which provided fighting men for the defense of the Kingdom of early Scots. For every twenty homes owned, they were obliged to provide two galleys, and so Angus, having 430 houses, provided a fleet of approximately forty galleys for the defense of the waters of Dalriada, generally those estuaries around the mouth of the Clyde.

Early Origins of the MacInas family

Early History of the MacInas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacInas research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1358 and 1890 are included under the topic Early MacInas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacInas Spelling Variations

In various documents MacInas has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. MacInnes, MacInnis, MacAngus and many more.

Early Notables of the MacInas family

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Migration of the MacInas family to Ireland

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

The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name MacInas or a variant listed above include: Duncan McInnes, who settled in Philadelphia in 1798; Thomas and Helen McInnes, who settled in Boston in 1849; John McInnis who settled in South Carolina in 1716.