Researching the Mckean Family Tree
Delve into the history of the Mckean Genealogy using the links below. We hope you find this information useful whilst you are unearthing your Mckean Genealogy !
Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 92 people with the Mckean surname? In that year Mckean was ranked number 3487 for popularity in the UK.
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Mckean surname or get a copy of the Mckean family Crest (a great gift idea!).
Mckean records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Mckean family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Mckean ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Mckean Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mckean Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Mckean family tree.
Search the huge Ancestry records Database for Births, Marriages and Deaths of the Mckean family.
Study Mckean Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Mckean family using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Mckean family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Mckean family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Mckean family.
Research the Mckean surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Mckean Military records.
Investigate World Vital Records for information on the Mckean family.
Did you know that there are currently 1560 people with the Mckean surname in the UK? Mckean is now ranked number 2646 for popularity in the UK.
Mckean Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Mckean family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Mckean data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Mckean family and people looking to contact living Mckean relations.
Investigate GENi for Mckean family records.
Explore One Great Family for Mckean records submitted by people who are already researching the Mckean Family History .
Find your Irish Mckean relatives on findmypast.ie
Mckean Forums
Research the Mckean surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Investigate RootsWeb forums for Mckean records.
Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Mckean surname in the USA? Mckean is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA.
Miscellaneous Mckean Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Mckean family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Investigate Rootsweb resources for Mckean records.
Research the Mckean surname using the Genealogy Today database .
View the distribution of the Mckean surname in Britain using the public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for the Mckean surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Mckean surname.
Some Famous People with the surname of Mckean
| Thomas McKean | Wiki Detail | Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 ? June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Michael McKean | Wiki Detail | Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom "Laverne and Shirley"; as David St. |
| Dave McKean | Wiki Detail | David McKean (born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. |
| William McKean | Wiki Detail | William Wister McKean (19 September, 1800 ? 22 April, 1865) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. |
| Tom McKean | Wiki Detail | Tom McKean (born October 27 1963 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish middle distance runner who won the European Championships 800m gold medal at Split in 1990. |
| Erin McKean | Wiki Detail | Erin McKean (born 1971) is an American lexicographer. |
| James B. McKean | Wiki Detail | James Bedell McKean (August 5, 1821 Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York - January 5, 1879 Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American politician from New York and Utah. |
| Thomas J. McKean | Wiki Detail | Thomas Jefferson McKean (August 21, 1810 ? April 19, 1870) was an American engineer, soldier, politician, and farmer. |
| H. Boyd McKean | Wiki Detail | H. |
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