| ![Show Contents]() MacKeon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the MacKeon 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 MacKeon familyThe surname MacKeon 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 MacKeon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacKeon research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacKeon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacKeon Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname MacKeon are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Keon, MacKeon, MacKeown, MacKewan, MacKoun, MacWing, Hone, MacOwen, Mageown and many more. Early Notables of the MacKeon familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was
 MacKeon migration to the United States | + |
A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name MacKeon or a variant listed above:
MacKeon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isabella Mackeon, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 2
- Rose MacKeon, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 2
- William Mackeon, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 2
- Robert MacKeon, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816 2
| MacKeon migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: MacKeon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Catherine Mackeon, aged 19, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Thomas Arbuthnot"
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- 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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MacKeon migration to the United States 
MacKeon migration to Australia 
