Mulvenna History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mulvenna family

The surname Mulvenna was first found in Dumfries where Thomas Makgilvane was a tenant under Douglas in the barony of Buittle in 1376. The name was derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, meaning 'son of the servant of S. Beathin' (Bean). There are many spelling variations of the name due to the English translation from Gaelic. John Mcilmeyne was a witness in Dumfries in 1477 and Gilbert Makilmeyn de Grummat was listed here in 1503. 1

Allan McYlveine de Grumet who appears as bailie of the Abbey of Crossraguel in 1523 is Alan Makilwene, juror on assize in the bailliary of Carrick in 1532. 1

Early History of the Mulvenna family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mulvenna research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1526, 1546, 1547, 1566, 1569, 1570, 1574, 1627, 1628, 1674, 1764, 1790, 1797, 1814, 1818, 1831, 1843, 1853, 1871 and 1882 are included under the topic Early Mulvenna History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mulvenna Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacIlvean, MacIlvane, MacIlvenna, MacIlwain, MacIlwaine and many more.

Early Notables of the Mulvenna family

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Migration of the Mulvenna family to Ireland

Some of the Mulvenna family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 191 words (14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mulvenna migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mulvenna Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Susan Mulvenna, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812 2
Hugh Mulvenna, aged 21, arrived in New York in 1896 aboard the ship "Furnessia" from Glasgow, Scotland 3
Michael Mulvenna, aged 20, originally from Glenarm, Ireland, arrived in New York in 1898 aboard the ship "(1891) Mongolian" from Londonderry, Ireland 3

Mulvenna Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Mulvenna, aged 39, originally from Broughshan, Ireland, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Cameronia" from Londonderry, Ireland 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Mulvenna (post 1700) +

Glenn Mulvenna (b. 1967), Canadian former professional NHL ice hockey centre who played two games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers
Tiarnán Mulvenna (b. 1988), Irish footballer

Citations +

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)
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result