Murrough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Murrough

What does the name Murrough mean?

The original Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a proud, ancient past. The original Gaelic form of the name Murrough is Mac Murchadha.

Early Origins of the Murrough family

The surname Murrough was first found in Leinster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Diarmait Mac Murchada, (c. 1110-1171), Anglicized Dermot MacMurrough, Dermod MacMurrough, Dermot MacMorrogh or Dermot MacMorrow, was a King of Leinster in Ireland. He was son of Donnchad mac Murchada, King of Leinster and Dublin.

Early History of the Murrough family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murrough research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Murrough History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Murrough Spelling Variations

Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Murrough revealed many variations, including McMorough, McMorogh, McMorrough, McMurrer and others.

Early Notables of the Murrough family

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Murrough migration to the United States +

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Murrough:

Murrough Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Murrough, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 1
William Murrough, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 1

Sources +

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)