McKeachend History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of McKeachend

The name McKeachend comes from the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada, where it was used to indicate someone who worked as a /the personal names Eachan and Eochaidh. The Gaelic form of the name is usually Mac Eachainn, meaning son of Eachan. However, The surnames MacGeachie, MacGeachy, and MacKeachie are derived from the Irish surname Mag Eachaidh, an Ulster variant of Mag Eochadha, which means son of Eochaidh. 1

Early Origins of the McKeachend family

Early History of the McKeachend family

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McKeachend Spelling Variations

Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. In various documents McKeachend has been spelled McEachan, McGeachan, McKechnie, McGeachie and many more.

Early Notables of the McKeachend family

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Migration of the McKeachend family to Ireland

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

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name McKeachend, or a variant listed above: Joseph MaKecky (McGeachie), who arrived in Virginia in 1756; Thomas McKeachie, on record in America in 1797; Thomas McKeachy, who was in Ontario in 1844.