The surname Virnoche 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 very ancient times, some say before the Norman invasion of 1066.
They were originally a sept of the Grahams (hence the same escallops and colours as the Graham Coat of Arms) and known as the Mac-Gille-Warnocks, and gave their name to the parish of Gaitgillmakkilwernock in Kirkcudbrightshire. The Clan was more properly known as the MacIlvernocks.
Some of the first records of the family include: Robert Warnot (probably the same name) who had a remission for his share in holding Dumbarton Castle against the king in 1489 and Andree Warnoche in Lanark who had a remission in 1505. Later, James Warnok was a witness in Ayrshire in 1562. 1
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Early History of the Virnoche family
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Virnoche Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Warnock, MacGilvernock, Warnick, Warnoch, McIlvernock, M'Illvernoche and many more.
Early Notables of the Virnoche family
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Migration of the Virnoche family to Ireland
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Migration of the Virnoche family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Warnock who settled in Newcastle, Del. in 1789; John and Jane Warnock settled in New York in 1823; Hugh, James, John, Joseph, Robert, Samuel, Thomas, and William Warnock, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1850 and 1860.
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