Sharon, Regarding the Grogan portion of your possibilities: Grogan Irish: 1. Anglicized form of Gael. Ó Grúgáin 'descendant of Grúgán', a personal name from a dim. of grúg anger, fierceness. 2. Anglicized form of Gael. Ó Grúagáin 'descendant of Gruagán', a personal name from a dim. of gruag hair. the patr. form Mac Gruagáin (Anglicized McGrogan) is much rarer. Vars.: O'Grogaine, O'Growgane, Groggan, Groogan. Source: "A Dictionary of Surnames" written by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges and published by Oxford University Press. GRUAGAN (gruag = "the hair"), meaning "the hairy man", anglicized GROGAN and GREGAN. He was son of Connor, who was the 156 monarch of Ireland; a quo O'CONNOR, of Moy Ith, Co. Donegal. A branch off the O'CAHAN of Londonderry pedigree. GROGAN, O' Growgane, O' Grogaine, Groogan, Grogan, Groggan - descendant of Gru(a)gán (diminitive of gruag, hair of the head or of grúg, fierceness, anger). A Roscommon name now found all over Ireland. Source: Woulfe, Rev. Patrick."Irish Names and Surnames, 1923". (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogy Publications, 1993) (1923), repr. 1993 Sharon, unfortunately I do not have access to either of these books. Margaret Grogan Turner http://www.sci.net.au/userpages/mgrogan/