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Origin of Digan surname

Origin of Digan surname

Martina (View posts)
Posted: 10 Feb 2001 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Digan

Can anyone help in finding the origins of the surname "Digan"; I know there are a number of families with this name in Co. Offaly. Does it come from England or France maybe?

Re: Origin of Digan surname

Jenny Ingram (View posts)
Posted: 25 Jul 2001 11:12AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: DIGAN
Hi Martina! I am a direct descendant of Daniel and Anne Digan (born c.1845) from Offaly, Ireland. They emigrated to Australia in 1883 with their children. Do you have Digan ancestors? If so I would love to hear from you and am more than happy to exchange info.
Re: the surname research... I haven't had much luck here except to say that I have read a few books. They all seem to indicate it is most likely a "version" of an older name. Likely names related to it are Irish - O'Duibhginn, O'Diggan, O'Deegan, O'Doynan and Duigan.

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k digan (View posts)
Posted: 26 Jul 2001 7:45AM GMT
I thought it was from ireland, at least that's what my family has been telling me my whole life.

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A Brooks (View posts)
Posted: 29 Jul 2001 4:20PM GMT
There is an excellant web site by either putting http://www.duignan or http://freepages genealogy rootsweb.com/ dignan/ Will tell you all you need to know and more about the Digan name History of
Best of luck with it

Re: Origin of Digan surname

Posted: 31 Aug 2002 7:32AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Diggan
Hello Jenny,Martina, My father Sidney Diggan told me that our surname was shortened. When great relatives arrived from Germany (previously from Poland) the immigration officials could not pronounce the names, so they shortened them,thus, Digganjinsky became Diggan, Goldberjinski became Goldburg ect..
Best wishes Monica

Re: Origin of Digan surname

Posted: 21 Dec 2003 8:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Diggan, Dugan, McMasters, Gamble, Cronkite, Craven, Harmon, Dixson, Smith, Robison, Tomb, Fairchild
Digan is the anglicized version of the Gaelic name of O' Duibginn. This is a very old Irish family name. One source for this info. is a book by Rev. Patrick Woulfe. Another source for this info. is a book by Edward MacLysaght. Robert Matheson also mentions it in his book. I have been researching this name for about six years. If you would like more, I'd be glad to send you what I have. The Irish have volunteered for Wartime battles all over Europe. Some of them surely stayed and settled in these countries after war was over. Not sure what Jinsky or Jansky means. Donna
Bellkeepr@aol.com (notice missing "e")

Re: Origin of Digan surname

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 5:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Digan/Duigan.
Hi Jenny,

Was your Daniels father also called Daniel?

Regards.
Janice.

Re: Origin of Digan surname

Posted: 10 Aug 2014 6:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
My father's last name is Digan and he was born in Ireland as was most of his family from what I've been told.

Re: Origin of Digan surname

Posted: 1 Jul 2015 6:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
Neither of these sites are running now. Too bad.
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