McBergin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of McBergin

The original Gaelic form of McBergin was Ó hAimheirgin. Aimhirgin means "wondrous birth." 1

Early Origins of the McBergin family

Early History of the McBergin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McBergin research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1314 and 1655 are included under the topic Early McBergin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McBergin Spelling Variations

Names written in official documents were generally spelt as they sounded, leading to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion in records of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname McBergin that are preserved in documents of the family history are Bergin, Berrigan, Baragan, Bergan, Bergen, Mergin, O'Bergin, O'Bergyn, MacBergin and many more.

Early Notables of the McBergin family

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Migration of the McBergin family

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name McBergin: Patrick Bergin who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843; David and Peter Berrigan who settled in Nova Scotia in 1833 and 1842; John Bergen who settled in St. John'.