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Origins Available: Irish, Scottish
Where did the Irish Murray family come from? What is the Irish Murray family crest and coat of arms? When did the Murray family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Murray family history?
The Murray surname in Ireland is an Anglicization of two different Gaelic names: O Muireadhaigh, and Mac Muireadhaigh.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: O'Murry, Murray and others.First found in County Roscommon, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murray research. Another 264 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1458, 1484, and 1771 are included under the topic Early Murray History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Murray. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Murray Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Francis Murray, who arrived in Virginia in 1664
- Anna Murray, who landed in New Jersey in 1685
- Johnathan Murray, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1687
Murray Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Barbara Murray, who landed in Cape Fear, NC in 1737
- Charles Murray, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1746
- Garret Murray, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1746
- Elizabeth Murray, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1755
- Archibald Murray, aged 17, arrived in New York in 1755
Murray Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Murray of County Derry, who went to Philadelphia in 1803 aboard the "Mohawk"
- Alex Murray, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
- Hannah Murray, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Wm Murray, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
- Robert Murray, aged 46, arrived in Tennessee in 1812
Murray Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- John Murray, who landed in Colorado in 1901
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- Vice Admiral George Dominic Murray (1889-1956), American early naval aviator
- Jeanne Murray (b. 1923), original name of Jean Stapleton, American character actress of stage, television and film, best known for her portrayal of Edith Bunker in All in the Family
- Lindley Murray (1745-1826), American grammarian
- First Lieutenant Charles P Murray Jr. (b. 1921), American Army officer awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
- Jim Murray (1919-1998), American who won the NSSA's Sportswriter of the Year award fourteen times (twelve of those consecutively.) In 1990, he won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his 1989 columns, and the Baseball Hall of Fame awarded him the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1987
- Sir Terrence Ubrey Murray (1810-1873), Irish born, settler and architect in Australia
- Keith Anderson Hope Murray (1903-1993), Baron Murray of Newhaven, British academic
- Alexander Stuart Murray (1841-1904), Scottish archaeologist
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- Family Ties of Roy Harold Murray by Miriam Clouds Murray.
- Golden Clan: the Murrays, the McDonnells, and the Irish American Aristocracy by John Corry.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Imperio
Motto Translation: By command,
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- Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
- Fitzgerald, Thomas W. Ireland and Her People A Library of Irish Biography 5 Volumes. Chicago: Fitzgerald. Print.
- Grehan, Ida. Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Roberts Rinehart, 1997. Print. (ISBN 1-57098-137-X).
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- MacLysaght, Edward. The Surnames of Ireland 3rd Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1978. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2278-0).
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
- Woodham-Smith, Cecil. The Great Hunger Ireland 1845-1849. New York: Old Town Books, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-385-3).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
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