The origins of the Welsh name Mugrage go back to the ancient Celtic culture that existed in the hills and Moors of Wales. The forbears that initially held the name Mugrage once lived in or near the settlement of Mogridge in the southwestern English county of Devon. The surname Mugrage belongs to the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Mugrage family
The surname Mugrage was first found in Breconshire (Welsh: Sir Frycheiniog), a traditional county in southern Wales, which takes its name from the Welsh kingdom of Brycheiniog (5th-10th centuries), where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Mugrage family
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Mugrage Spelling Variations
The Welsh have an extremely large amount of spelling variations of their native surnames to their credit. As time progressed, the old Brythonic names of Wales were recorded in English, which was especially problematic since the English language had extreme difficulty recording the highly inflected sounds of Cymraeg. Spelling variations were, however, also carried out according to an individual's design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations could be indicated by spelling variations of one's name. The spelling variations of the name Mugrage have included Muggeridge, Mugeridge, Mugridge, Moderidge, Modridge and many more.
Early Notables of the Mugrage family
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Migration of the Mugrage family
North America in the 1800s and 1900s saw the arrival of many Welsh people hoping to share in the wealth of land, work, and freedom that they felt North America held. Those who made the journey often attained those expectations, but only through an enormous amount of hard work, perseverance, and often a bout of good luck. These immigrants helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and culture of both Canada and the United States. Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Mugrage: Charles Mugridge, who settled in Charleston in 1822; Francis Mugridge, who settled in Georgian in 1732; as well as J. Mugridge, who arrived in California in 1852..
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