McGivern Is an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Uidhrín, a patronymic from a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar ‘dun’. This surname is also found in Galloway in Scotland, where it is of Irish origin. They belonged to

Cenél Fearadhaigh Cenél is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cenél Conaill, the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach defined by oral and recorded history *Cenél nEógain (in English, Cenel Eogan) is ...

, or 'race of Ferry', descend from Feradach mac Muiredach (Ferry MacMurdoch), a great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and by the 12th century controlled a large portion of County Tyrone and had penetrated deep into County Fermanagh but were reduced in the mid-14th century, by the Maguires. Annals of Loch Cé *Late 11th century: Uidhrin Ua Maoil-Muire (d. 1082) was chief of Cinel Fearadhaigh. Note: He was father of Eachmarcach. *Early 11th century: Eachmarcach Mac Uidhrin (d. 1120) was chief of Cinel Fearadhaigh, and his son was Giolla-Christ Ua hUidhrin in the present Co. Tyrone. *1129: Gillachrist Mac Uidhrin (son of Eachmarcach), chief of Cenel-Fcradhaigh, was burned in the house of his fosterer, in Tir-Manach, in treachery. Cnoc Mhig Uidhrin, meaning "MacGivern's Hill" This was used as the general name for the Bishop's four mensal townlands in Garvaghy Parish, Co. Down. All their names were, Knockgorm, Killaney, Castlevennon and Balloolymore. There were many clergy of the MacGivern name in Dromore Diocese in the 15th century and there could be a link between some of them and the townland.The story of Garvaghy Parish, Co. Down http://www.lisburn.com/books/garvaghy/garvaghy-2.html Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara McGivern (1945–2019), Canadian artist *

Cecil McGivern Cecil McGivern CBE (22 May 1907, in Newcastle, England – 30 January 1963, in Buckinghamshire, England) was a British broadcasting executive, who initially worked for BBC Radio before transferring to BBC Television in the late 1940s. From 1950 ...

Ed McGivern Edward ('Ed') McGivern (October 20, 1874 – December 12, 1957) was a famous exhibition shooter, shooting instructor and author of the book ''Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting''. McGivern performed extensive research into the art of handgun sho ...

Gary McGivern Gerald "Gary" McGivern (October 26, 1944 – November 19, 2001) was a felon found guilty in 1967 of the armed robbery of a gas station in Pelham Manor, New York, United States, during which two police officers were wounded. McGivern was tried with ...

Geoff McGivern (footballer) William Geoffrey McGivern (27 December 1930 – 15 August 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In 1950, McGivern began his seven-year career with Melbourne, originally as a half-forward. M ...

Geoffrey McGivern Geoffrey M. McGivern is a British actor in film, radio, stage and television, as well as a comedian. Career He played Ford Prefect in the radio series (1978–80) and subsequent LP releases of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' by Dougla ...

John McGivern John McGivern (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor and writer, known for playing Bruce McIntosh in the Disney film ''The Princess Diaries'' and many commercials for companies such as Kohl's department store, Sears, and Philadelphia ...

* Leighton McGivern *

Ryan McGivern Ryan McGivern (born 8 January 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Championship club Newry City. He can play as a left-back or a central defender, and has represented Northern Ireland in international football. He began his ...

(born 1990), Northern Ireland international footballer *

William P. McGivern William Peter McGivern (December 6, 1918 – November 18, 1982) was an American novelist and television scriptwriter. He published more than 20 novels, mostly mysteries and crime thrillers, some under the pseudonym Bill Peters. His novels wer ...

References

{{Reflist

See also

References