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Lenane, Lennon, Lennan, Lann*n, Linn*n etc.

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Lenane, Lennon, Lennan, Lann*n, Linn*n etc.

Posted: 28 Jan 2003 11:45AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Lenane, Lenon, Lennon, Lenan, Lennan, Lanan, Lannan, Lannon, Linnen, Lynan
Many Irish resources for the basic name, the earliest documented version seeming to be Olanan in 1182 AD, on rootsweb site pointed to by www.klennan.com .
A suggestion: don't get hung up on the specific spelling, since many Irish ancestors, up to 1900s, just affixed their 'X' marks. Maybe you might even need to consider 'Ly' versions, Glenn*n or MacLennan!
From painful experience of initially concentrating on Lennan, and missing many ancestors.
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