Early Origins of the McGiven family
The surname McGiven was first found in
Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of
Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North
Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow.
One of the earliest records of the family was Thomas Given, who witnessed a charter of "vnum rete super matricem aquam de Thei" by David de Haya to the monks of Cupre in 1214. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Early History of the McGiven family
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McGiven Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Given, Givens, MacGiven, MacGivern and others.
Early Notables of the McGiven family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the McGiven family to Ireland
Some of the McGiven family moved to
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Migration of the McGiven family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
McGiven Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Alexander McGiven, who arrived in Maryland in 1716 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
McGiven Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Daniel McGiven, who arrived in New York in 1814 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - James McGiven, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1826 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - B McGiven, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - R, McGiven Jr., who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
McGiven Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Francis McGiven (aged 28) arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Hooghly" [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Rodney 1856. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/rodney1856.shtml
Contemporary Notables of the name McGiven (post 1700)
- Sergeant James McGiven (d. 1876), American New York police officer stabbed to death while on duty
- Kevin McGiven, American Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks for Utah State Aggies
- Mick McGiven (b. 1951), English former professional footballer