Lurk Surname History

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

In ancient Scotland, the first people to use Lurk as a surname were the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name someone who lived in Ayrshire.

Early Origins of the Lurk family

The surname Lurk was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. The legendary history of this prominent Ayrshire name claims descent from Loigire Lork, and early King of Ireland, the father of Aillil Aine.

Early History of the Lurk family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lurk research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1476, 1503, 1526, 1592, 1681 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Lurk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lurk Spelling Variations

The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Lurk has been spelled MacLurg, McLurg, M'Lurg, M'Lorg, M'Lorc, M'Lork, M'Lurgh, M'Lurge, M'Lurgg, M'Clurg and many more.

Early Notables of the Lurk family

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Migration of the Lurk family to Ireland

Some of the Lurk family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 69 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Lurk family

The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them: Samuel M'Clurg settled in Philadelphia in 1798; Robert M'Clurg settled in America in 1804; Jane, Jackson, Elizabeth, and Archibald M'Clurg settled in America in 1834..