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Origin: The name Binion / Binnions is perhaps a variant of the Welch root surname 'ApEynon,' meaning 'Son of the Man of Fortitude' according to Burke's General Armory. 'ApEynon' became corrupted to 'Beynon' with variations probably including 'Binnions,' Binnion, ' Binion,' and others.
Surnames: Binion, Binnions
Submitted by: Terry Binon
Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: There are Irish Foxes and Cambro-Norman Foxes in Ireland. The origins of the Irish Fox name are commonly believed to originate with 11th century Tadhg 'The Fox' O'Catharnaigh, chief of Teathbha (or Teffia), who was apparently clever 'like a fox' in battle as well as in acquiring land. Several Irish annals point to a different story - that in the year 1024 'the men of Teathbha' killed Ireland's chief poet/historian of that era - and that they in turn were killed and left unburied, afterwards acquiring a foul odor. Another version has the killer or killers remaining alive after their evil deed, but forever after carried a foul odor with them (divine retribution). The odor was similar to that of a fox, which has a scent similar to that of a skunk.%0a%0aThis unfortunate story does not carry any more credibility than the first story simply because, in a time period when people might easily change their names to suit their purposes, it is hard to believe subsequent generations would CHOOSE to perpetuate a surname which had socially negative connotations.%0a%0aFor more on the Fox name and Fox history, as well as background to the Cambro-Norman Foxes, see Fox Clan website at the link directly above.
Surnames: Fox, Kearney, Sionnach
Submitted by: MJ Fox
Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: The progenitor Francois Villion was a French Huguenot refugee who settled at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1671 and married Cornelia Campenaar in 1676. The surname is derived from the same word from which the word 'villager' is derived, i.e. someone living in a village.
Surnames: Vilion, Viljoen, Villion
Submitted by: Christo Viljoen
Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: The progenitor was Francois Villion, a French Huguenot refugee who arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1676 and married Cornelia Campenaar from Middelburg, Netherlands, in 1676. The surname is derived from the same word from which 'villager' is dericed, i.e. somebody who lives in a village.
Surnames: Vilion, Viljoen, Villion
Submitted by: Christo Viljoen
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Origin: The name Gallion is of French origin and is most probably derived from the Old French word 'galier'. It is of nickname origin and it originally signified 'man of good humor, joker'.
Surnames: Gallion, Gallienne, Galyean, Gaylon, Galyen, Gallyon, Gallien, Gallian
Submitted by: Bill Honnen
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Origin: of the Island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. The Island is French-Italian.
Surnames: Crescioni
Submitted by: Huey P. Boureois
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Origin: Researching the Mannion family from Co. Longford, Ireland
Surnames: Mannion
Submitted by: John Manning
Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: Looking for any information on a Will and Ellen Nations - affiliated with the SE Choctaw
Surnames: Nations
Submitted by: Cami Nations
Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: Sarrionandia is a Basque name. It is fairly common, and to my knowledge there are Sarrionandias living in Spain, the Basque Country, the UK and the Dominican Republic.
The meaning is difficult to discover, but if split into three parts, we can see that Sarri = a menudo and Andia = something "Don".
I cannot find the meaning for the whole word
Surnames: Sarrionandia
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Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: From Aglion, an eaglet, and by, a residence or habitation--the eagle's nest.
Surnames: Aglionby
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Origin: The meaning of Marchione is Marchionese or Marchioness. Which means a lady having in her own right the rank equal to that of a marquis.
Surnames: Marchione
Submitted by: Susan
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Origin: Tartaglione refres to tartarus the greek underwold god. the lione refers to the lion and that the lion fights tartarus
Surnames: Taraglione
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Origin: My grandfather came from Greece in about 1912.
Surnames: Papaefthemion, Pappas
Submitted by: sharlene Pappas
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Origin: italian meaning "big stutterer"
Surnames: tartaglione
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Origin: van Leeuwen comes from the Netherlands. Meaning: the lion.
Surnames: van Leeuwin, van Leewin, du lion
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Origin: Pillion in County Westmeath is supposedly traced back to Walloons in area of Belgium who escaped Catholic persecution by going to Ireland. It is a French name.
Surnames: PILLION
Submitted by: Nan Wolf
Origin of Ion, Meaning of Ion
Origin: The family originated in the area of West Lancashire in a small geographic area comprising a strip between Wigan in the South, and Preston in the North. The name is possibly taken from the village of Baxenden near Accrington.
The meaning of the name is "Bakestone Valley" from the Old English "Baecstan" + "denu" (Valley). Later the Middle English "dale" substituted for the OE "den".
Surnames: BAXENDALE, BAXENDELL, BAXENDALL, BAXENDEN, BAXANDALL, BAXONDALE and all other variations
Submitted by: David Baxendell
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Origin: Origin of Darragh acLYSAGHT,Surnames of Ireland Pg 75 (Mac)Darragh..Mac Dubhdara mod McDara pg 88 Dorragh….West Ulster Variant of Darragh MacLYSAGHT, More Irish Famlies Pg 76 Darragh,oakes “Before reading these books(Johnsons Scottish Clans and Mac Giolla Domnaigh Some Anglicized Surnames in Ireland for which he states”I am not able to support the statements with any first hand evidence”.) I had thought the MacDarraghs to be of native Irish stock:if Wolf is right in equating the early form MacDwdara with MacDubhdara then it certainly was in Ireland before the plantations of Ulster. Comments: I believe MacLYSAGHT was on track at this point but others have led him to stray to the Scottish origin. The Annals of the Four Masters as well as the Annals of Ulster show us the family of ODubhdara as being members of the Clann Lugain and Kings of Fermanagh with a direct descent from Colla da Crich and on to Conn of the Hundred Battles and Updar King of Alba
Here is some further research on the surname. Is it Irish or Scottish??What is common among the two historys is that the name comes from Dubhdara. Here is the earliest (961AD)Dubhdara that I have seen...961AD … Egneach and his son, i.e. Dubhdara are killed. During the the tenth, eleventh and twelfth centuries after Christ we read in the annals the names of many head chiefs (kings) of the Fermanagh territory. All these bear the surnames of one or other of three families: Ó Dubhdara (O'Darrah), Ó hÉignigh (Hegney, Heaney), Ó Maolruanaidh (Mulrooney, Rooney). All three belong to Clann Lugain, that branch of the Oriel Ui Cremhthainn who were driven from the Clogher area by the Cineal Eoghain of Aileach., son of Dalach, lord of Oirghialla, .
o Fir Managh - Co. Fermanagh. Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Kings of Fermanagh - O'hEignigh, O'Maolruanaidh and O'Dubhdara - were drawn from the Airghialla, its Clann Lugainn branch, which is stated in the early genealogies to go back to one of the three Collas, i.e. Colla Fochríth. The O'Heany or Hegney (Ó hEignigh) and Mulrooney (Maolruanaidh) septs were noted as kings of Fermanagh (Fer Manach) until becoming tributary to the Maguires (Meicc h-Uidir) around 1202. The annals cite: For 1009, Cathal, mac Duibh Dara, tigherna Fer Manach, died. For 1053, Niall h-úa Écnigh, rí Fer Manach, was slain. For 1053/57, Domhnall mac Maol Ruanaidh, tigherna Fer Manach (Fir Mhanach). For 1076, Giolla Chríosd ua Duibh Dara, tigherna Fer Manach. For 1095, Ua h-Eiccnigh, tigherna Fer Manach, was slain. For 1118, Laidhgnén Ua Duibh Dara, tigherna Fer Manach. For 1126, H. Mael Ruanaigh ri Fer Manach, For 1127, Gilla Crist ua h-Eicnigh ri Fear Manach & airdrigh Airgiall. For 1128, Faelan Ua n-Duibh Dhara righ Fer Manach.
The question of Scots-vs-Irish becomes very difficult when following the movements back and forth between Scotland and Ireland. Two points ..1.One history claims The Picts were ALLOWED by the IRISH to settle in Northern Scotland with the stipulation that their rulers married Irish Royal women. In the case of the Three Colla line it appears as if it was reversed. The Irish men of this line married many Pictish Royal daughters. Therefore the children of these unions were half Irish. The common historys(with the exception of the Roman theory) show that the three Collas, which the ODubhdara and McDonald Clan both claim descent from, can be traced back to these Pictish Kings(The three Collas were the sons of Eocaidh Dublein, brother of Fiachaid Sraibtine, both sons of Carbri Lificar. The Collas mother was Oilech (aka Alechia), daughter of Ugari (aka Updar) the King of Alba (Scotland), and wife of Eocaidh. Their names were Carrell, Muredach, and Aedh.).Carbri Lifechar(268) son of Cormac (222-266)son of Art(166-195)son of Conn of the Hundred Battles(123-157)What was once Pictish merges with Irish and becomes Pict/Irish. The offsping of this Union due to later geographical location attempt to unmerge with the McDonald Clan claiming descent from the Scottish and the Odubhdara descent from the Irish. Yet as one can see they are of the same stock. It would appear to me that the question of Scot or Irish is a mute point. 2. One must go to the earliest listing of the surname to try to determine its origin. Here in Ireland we have an actual historical listing in 961 of Dubhdara in Fermanagh and U984 Darroch in Derlas. In the descent from the McDonalds and Darroch theory we have no such evidence except folklore. The McDonalds however claim descent from Colla Uais while the ODubhdara are shown as descending from Colla de Crich(Fochrith) If that is the case then one must ask how Darrach is ODubhdara or how is Darragh from McDarrach. To further complicate things I have found in the Annals of Ulster a listing for the FIRST Darrach I have seen. U984.2 Dub Darrach son of Domnalloin King of Derlas was killed by his own people. This line also descends from Ulla de Crich. Why the son of Egneach, was named Dubhdara is unknown and the only thing we know for sure is that Dubh means Black and Daire or Dara is oak. Another avenue to pursue is the variation of the name Darrow and its relationship to Durrow Abbey which as history tells us was built on a great Oak Plain('Ach' in Gaelic also means 'a field') which was a holy place to the Druids and thus chosen for the Abbey. I at first started to think that Darragh and Darroch were two distinct names. Darragh from Dubhdara(Black Oak) and Darroch from Daire Ach(Oak Field) but here again we are back in Ireland with a claim that Darrow and Darragh are a form of Durrow which means “Oak Plain” To much like “Oak Field to not be connected.Perhaps our name is rooted there. Another is Cill Dara (Kildare) meaning “Church of Oak” which has many Abotts who bear the name Dubh… In conclusion I must say that I have seen no Scots historys that show the Darrach or Darrock descent from the McDonalds as claimed. We do however have The Annals of the Four Masters and The Annals of Ulster that place both the Darroch and ODubhdara names in Ireland as early as the eight century. Note: some historys list the father of the three Collas as Eochaid Duibhlein is this perhaps the start of the Duibh or Dubh naming.
Clann Cormac Clann Lugain(Ó Dubhdara (O'Darrah), Ó hÉignigh (Hegney, Heaney), Ó Maolruanaidh (Mulrooney, Rooney)). Clann Nadsluaig Ui Loingsigh Maguire MacMahon MacCafferty MacDonnel of Clan Kelly
An early genealogy for Clann Lugain: (Rawlinson) Lugain, son of Irgalach, son of Eignich, son of Cormac, son of Fergus, son of Aed, son of Cormac, son of Cairpre Dam Argait.
An early Genelach Clainne Lugáin .i. Fer Manach (Rawlinson) Gilla Coluim m. Gillai Críst m. Éicnich m. Dálaich m. Meicc h-Uidir m. Cernaich m. Lugáin m. Írgalaich m. Feichín m. Cormaic m. Fergusa m. Cairpri Daim Argait m. Echdach m. Crimthaind m. Féicc m. Dega Duirn m. Rochada m. Colla Fochríth. Fernmag, or Fernmaighe - The area around Lough Ooney, aka Loch Uaithne near Smithborough in the barony of Dartry, co. Monaghan, was apparently referred to at an early date as Fernmag or Fer Fernmaighe For 1097, Lochlainn Ua Duibh Dara, tigherna Fernmaighe, was slain by the Uibh Briuin Bréifne
Fir Managh For 1009/10, Cathal son of Dub Dara, king of Fir Manach, died. • For 1076, There were killed Gairbeith ua Innrechtaigh, king of Uí Méith—by the men of Mide, and Gilla Críst ua Duibdara, king of Fir Manach—in Daiminis, by the Fir Manach. For 1118, Laidcnén ua Duibdara, king of Fir Manach, was killed by the Uí Fhiachrach and Fir na Craíbhe\ • For 1128, A leap year and embolismal year. The men of Magh Itha, i.e. Domnall ua Gailmredhaigh, and the Cenél Moain stormed a house against the king of Fir Manach, i.e. Faelán ua Duibdara, and he fell by them, and a number of the nobles of the Fir Manach with him. Fir Lurg - barony of Lurg in Co. Fermanagh. The sept of O Maolduin (O'Muldoon) is noted here as chiefs (and early kings) of Lurg, aka Fir Lurg, Fear Luirg or Fer Luircc For 1000, Dubh Dara ua Maoile Duin, tighearna Fer Luirg, was slain.
AI1118 Laidcnén Ua Duib Dara was slain by the Uí Fhiachrach of Ard Srath
aColla da Crioch, or Colla of the Two Countries - Eire (Ireland) and Alba (Scotland). Colla was one of three sons of Eochaid Duibhlein of Eire and Aileach, daughter of Updar, a Pictish King of Alba.,
M1093.10 Dubhdara, the grandson of Aighennain, lord of Luighne, died. M1146.5 A predatory excursion was made by Tighearnan Ua Ruairc across Magh-nAei, to Loch-Long and Dun-Imghain; he destroyed and burned four ships, and slew the son of Ua Maeleachlainn, who was defending them, and many others. Gillabrighde, son of Dubhdara, chief of Muintir-Eolais, was wounded; and he afterwards died at his house, having plundered Cluain-Coirpthe some time before. LC1076.1 Gillachrist O'Duibhdara, king of Feara-Manach, 11] occisus est, in Daimhinis, by the
Surnames: Dorrorugh and Dorough as well as its many variations
Submitted by: Richard Dorrough
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