Re: Origin of the name Langan
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Origin of the name Langan
Joseph Langan 12/23/04
My Langans, probably from Killala, seemed to have changed to Langdon while boarding their ship in c1831. Another batch, definitely from Killala, seemed to have done the same c1845. In these two groups, Langan appears onlyoccasionally in US records, later.
My McVeys made a similar change to McVeigh - by the first born generation here, in 1900. Strangely, McVeighs appear in Parish Kilmacteige County Sligo records starting in 1865.
Why the aglicization of the names? Could it have been for fashion??
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Re: Origin of the name Langan
Chip Barkel 7/01/10