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![Show Contents]() Murrin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Murrin familyThe surname Murrin was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Murrin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murrin research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1595 is included under the topic Early Murrin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Murrin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacMorran, MacMoran, MacMurrin, MacMorrion, MacMorane and many more. Early Notables of the Murrin familyAnother 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Murrin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Murrin RankingIn the United States, the name Murrin is the 16,055th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Murrin is ranked the 504th most popular surname with an estimated 93 people with that name. 2
 Murrin migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Murrin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mary Murrin, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 3
Murrin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Murrin, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 3
- John Murrin, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Murrin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Edward Murrin, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor" in 1834
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Murrin Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Miss Elizabeth Murrin, (b. 1614), aged 21, British settler traveling aboard the ship "John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Murrin (post 1700) | + |
- Tom Murrin (1939-2012), American performance artist and playwright
- James B. Murrin, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Auditor General, 1916 6
- Kristina Murrin CBE, née Hunt, an Australian-born, British policy former policy advisor to the Tony Blair and David Cameron governments
| Historic Events for the Murrin family | + |
HMS Royal Oak - Charles W.T. Murrin, British Leading Stoker with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 7
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Virtus virtutis praemium
Motto Translation: Virtue is its own reward.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/daphne
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
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