McCoard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the McCoard family

The surname McCoard 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. "MacCoard, Maccord, Maccourt: Maccord is an old surname in the parish of Ballantrae." 1

The same source notes the name is the "same as MacCuarta, MacCuairt, 'not improbably a corruption of MacMhuircheartaigh.' " 1

Early History of the McCoard family

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McCoard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCord, McCord, MacCoard, McCoard, MacCourt, McCourt, McCourtie, McCordie, McCourty, McCordy, M'Cord, M'Corde, Makcorde, Mac Cuarta and many more.

Early Notables of the McCoard family

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Migration of the McCoard family to Ireland

Some of the McCoard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 124 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCoard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCoard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Elizabeth Rowalt McCoard, aged 31, who landed in America from Glasgow, in 1904
James McCoard, aged 36, who landed in America from Glasgow, in 1904
Sarah Crawford McCoard, aged 67, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, in 1904
Eliz. Rowatt McCoard, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, in 1906
George W. McCoard, aged 58, who immigrated to America, in 1907
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McCoard migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

McCoard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Mccoard, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Anne Longton" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 9th October 1857 2

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html