| ![Show Contents]() Golrick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Golrick surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O Goilin" or "Mag Ualghairg," composed of the elements "mac," meaning "son of," and "Ualgharg," a personal name, whose elements mean "proud" and "fierce." Early Origins of the Golrick familyThe surname Golrick was first found in County Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) anciently the western half of the kingdom of Breifne, located in Northeastern Ireland, in Leinster province, where they held a family seat from early times. Early History of the Golrick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Golrick research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Golrick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Golrick Spelling VariationsWithin the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Golrick were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. MacGoldrick, MacGolrick, MacGoldrich and others. Early Notables of the Golrick familyMore information is included under the topic Early Golrick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Golrick migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Golrick or a variant listed above, including:
Golrick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michael and Patrick Golrick, who settled in Philadelphia in 1756
Golrick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Terence Golrick, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 1
- John Golrick, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 1
- Pat Golrick, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 1
- 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)
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Golrick migration to the United States 
