| ![Show Contents]() Trenar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of TrenarWhat does the name Trenar mean? Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Trenar is Mac Threinfir, from the words trean, meaning strong, and fear meaning man. This name is often rendered MacTraynor or MacTreanor in English, but the Anglicizations Mac Crainor and MacCreanor are actually more phonetically accurate. Early Origins of the Trenar familyThe surname Trenar was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat and were associated with the family of Armstrong which settled in that county from the English/Scottish border. Early History of the Trenar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trenar research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Trenar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trenar Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Trenar are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Traynor, Trainor, Trayner and others. Early Notables of the Trenar familyMore information is included under the topic Early Trenar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Trenar migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Trenar family in North America:
Trenar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James Trenar, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 1
- Patrick Trenar, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 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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