McHard History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the McHard familyThe surname McHard 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. "MacCoard, Maccord, Maccourt: Maccord is an old surname in the parish of Ballantrae." 1 The same source notes the name is the "same as MacCuarta, MacCuairt, 'not improbably a corruption of MacMhuircheartaigh.' " 1 Early History of the McHard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McHard research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1471, 1473, 1544, 1627 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McHard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McHard Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacCord, McCord, MacCoard, McCoard, MacCourt, McCourt, McCourtie, McCordie, McCourty, McCordy, M'Cord, M'Corde, Makcorde, Mac Cuarta and many more. Early Notables of the McHard familyMore information is included under the topic Early McHard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McHard family to IrelandSome of the McHard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the McHard familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alexander McCordy, who settled in Boston in 1767; John McCord, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1813; James McCourt, aged 25; who settled in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1820.
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