Regon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Regon

Irish surnames are linked to the long Gaelic heritage of the Island nation. The original Gaelic form of the name Regon is Ó Riagain. In County Waterford, the Gaelic form Ó Reagain is used.

Early Origins of the Regon family

Early History of the Regon family

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Regon Spelling Variations

The scribes who created documents long before either the Gaelic or English language resembled their standardized versions of today recorded words as they sounded. Consequently, in the Middle Ages the names of many people were recorded under different spellings each time they were written down. Research on the Regon family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Reagan, Regan, O'Regan, O'Reagan and others.

Early Notables of the Regon family

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Migration of the Regon family

Suffering from poverty and racial discrimination, thousands of Irish families left the island in the 19th century for North America aboard cramped passenger ships. The early migrants became settlers of small tracts of land, and those that came later were often employed in the new cities or transitional work camps. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Although the immigrants from this period were often maligned when they arrived in the United States, they provided the cheap labor that was necessary for the development of that country as an industrial power. Early immigration and passenger lists have revealed many immigrants bearing the name Regon: John Regan, who settled with his wife and three children in Prescott, Ontario, Canada, in 1825; James, John, Patrick, Thomas and William O'Regan, who all arrived at Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.