McManamy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
England

Etymology of McManamy

What does the name McManamy mean?

The McManamy surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Meanman," a patronymic surname, created from the personal (first) name Meanma, which means "spirited."

Early Origins of the McManamy family

The surname McManamy was first found in Tirconnell (Irish: Tír Chonaill) present day Donegal, located in Northwestn Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat as Chiefs in that territory. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Mayo and in Donegal at Letterkenny and Ballybofey. Still later they branched to Tyrone at Omagh Union.

Early History of the McManamy family

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McManamy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: McNemanin, McManamon, McMenamy, McManaway, McManamin, McManamy, McMenamen, McMenemen, McMenimin and many more.

Early Notables of the McManamy family

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McManamy migration to Canada +

McManamy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. McManamy, aged 16 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Rose" departing 19th April 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 1st July 1847 but he died on board 1
Mr. Michael McManamy, aged 1 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Rose" departing 19th April 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 1st July 1847 but he died on board 1

Contemporary Notables of the name McManamy (post 1700) +

John Alexander McManamy, American four-time Chief of Police for the Joplin Police Department, Joplin in the U.S. state of Missouri (1893-1910)
Patrick McManamy, Irish political candidate for Ballinamore, Sligo County Council in the 1920 Sligo County Council election
Judge Emmett J. McManamy, Canadian jurist, Presidents of the St. Patrick's Society of Montreal (1942-1943)
Daniel McManamy, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec (1893-1894)

Sources +

Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 88)