| ![Show Contents]() Slowen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland The ancient name Slowen was first used by the Strathclyde people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The name is derived from the Gaelic personal name Sluaghadhán. Slowen is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname Slowen is derived from the given name Sluaghadhán, which derived from the Gaelic word, sluaghadh, and meant, raid. Early Origins of the Slowen familyThe surname Slowen was first found in Kirkcudbrightshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt), part of the present day Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, former county in Southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat. Johnn Slowane of Garoche was a juror on assize at Kirkcudbright in 1508. Other early records include a William Slowane, who held a tenement near Dalkeith, in Midlothian in 1504. The name has also existed in Ireland since at least the 15th Century, when bearers of Sloane emigrated to eastern Ulster, in Armagh and Down. However, there is some debate that the name also has native Irish roots, and had existed in Ireland prior to this emigration. One source notes that the name is "from Irish O'Sluaghain, for O'Sluaghadain, 'descendant of SLaghadan,' probably a variant of O'Sluaghodhaigh, from the MIr. personal name Sluagadach, leader of a military expedition.' " 1 Early History of the Slowen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Slowen research. Another 195 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1531, 1542, 1562, 1565, 1567, 1568, 1590, 1613, 1616, 1659, 1660, 1727, 1741, 1753 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Slowen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Slowen Spelling VariationsSurnames that evolved in Scotland in the Middle Ages often appear under many spelling variations. These are due to the practice of spelling according to sound in the era before dictionaries had standardized the English language. Slowen has appeared as Sloan, Sloane, Slowan and others. Early Notables of the Slowen familyAnother 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Slowen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Slowen family to Ireland
Some of the Slowen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 111 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Slowen familyThe North American colonies beckoned, with their ample land and opportunity as their freedom from the persecution suffered by so many Clan families back home. Many Scots even fought against England in the American War of Independence to gain this freedom. Recently, clan societies have allowed the ancestors of these brave Scottish settlers to rediscover their familial roots. Among them: Ann Sloan who settled in Maryland in 1722; James Sloan settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1772; Mrs. Sloan settled in Savannah, Georgia in 1823.
- 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)
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