Family Origins Mayo Eire
To quote MacLysaght- " McFadden Mac Phaidin (Paidin, a diminutive of Padraig, Patrick). An Ulster name, of both Irish (Donegal) and Scottish (Plantation, I guess) origin. Without the prefix Mc it is found in Mayo."
If the Irish Telephone Directory (excludes NI) is searched then there are only thirty-seven entries for Fadden. Of these I can easily identify approx. thirty in Mayo, three of which are directly related to me. Bearing in mind Irish surnames became fixed from the eleventh century onwards this does not seem like many families for a thousand years of occupation. This begs questions the question - is the family a relative new comer to the county? Perhaps come from Donegal a hundred years ago or so? The same search for McFadden throws up nearly four hundred names (Mc Fadden 384 / Mac Fadden 11) the majority of which are located in Donegal.
The possibility also exists, that the name is a corruption of Padden (or Mac Padden) which is a distinctly Mayo name, found mainly along the coast. The Irish Telephone Directory gives forty-two entries for Padden; again approx. thirty of which are in Mayo. The same question needs to be asked - why relatively so few families? The answer maybe famine and emigration. My parents themselves emigrated in the 60's and I was born and live in London. They were part of a trend that at that time was already over a hundred years old.
Assuming however, the correct spelling is indeed with an "F" then I am interested to learn when and why the family came to Mayo (I assume from Donegal). Or, if the family has its origins in Mayo and is mis-spelt for Padden then is there any proof for this?
TG Fadden
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