Show ContentsMuck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Muck name comes from the Gaelic "mùgach," meaning "surly."

Early Origins of the Muck family

The surname Muck was first found in Banffshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh), former Scottish county located in the northeasterly Grampian region of Scotland, now of divided between the Council Areas of Moray and Aberdeenshire, where they were they held a family seat at Balnabruiche in Strathspey.

Early History of the Muck family

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Muck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moggach, Mougache, Muggah, Moygach, Muggach and many more.

Early Notables of the Muck family

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United States Muck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Muck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Muck, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 1
  • Georg Christopher Muck, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752
  • Conrad Muck, who settled in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1764
  • John Muck, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Muck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Muck, aged 36, who landed in New York, NY in 1854 1
  • Margarethe Muck, aged 33, who arrived in New York, NY in 1854 1
  • Henry Muck, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 1
  • Anna Muck, aged 63, who landed in New York, NY in 1880 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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