Origin Displayed: Irish-Alt
Origins Available: Irish-Alt, Irish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gorman, MacGorman, O'Gorman and others.First found in county Leix where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Gorman who settled in New England in 1747; another William settled in Boston in 1804; Bernard, Edward, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Owen, Patrick, Samuel, Thomas and William Gorman, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1830 and 1865.
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