| ![Show Contents]() Shyn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of ShynWhat does the name Shyn mean? All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Shyn originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Seain, which translates as son of John. Early Origins of the Shyn familyThe surname Shyn was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where they were granted lands by Strongbow when he invaded Ireland in 1172. Early History of the Shyn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shyn research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1750 is included under the topic Early Shyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shyn Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The many regional dialects and the predominate illiteracy would have made common surnames appear unrelated to the scribes of the period. Research into the name Shyn revealed spelling variations, including McShane, McShain, McShaen, MacShane, MacShain, MacShaen, MacCheyne, McCheyne, McSheyne, MacSheyne, McCheine, McChain, MacCheine, MacChain, McChein, McShaney, McShanie and many more. Early Notables of the Shyn familyMore information is included under the topic Early Shyn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Shyn migration to the United States | + |
Many destitute Irish families in the 18th and 19th centuries decided to leave their homeland, which had in many ways been scarred by English colonial rule. One of the most frequent destinations for these families was North America where it was possible for an Irish family to own their own parcel of land. Many of the early settlers did find land awaiting them in British North America, or even later in America, but for the majority of immigrants that arrived as a result of the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s the ownership of land was often a long way off. These Irish people were initially put to work on such industrial projects as the building of bridges, canals, and railroads, or they worked at manufacturing positions within factories. Whenever they arrived, the Irish made enormous contributions to the infant nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the earliest immigrants to bearer the name of Shyn were found through extensive research of immigration and passenger lists:
Shyn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jarman Shyn, who arrived in Maryland in 1673 1
- 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)
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