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The surname McMorryn 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.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McMorryn research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1595 is included under the topic Early McMorryn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: MacMorran, MacMoran, MacMurrin, MacMorrion, MacMorane and many more.
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McMorryn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward McMorran settled in New York in 1774; Jane McMoran settled in South Carolina with her husband and children in 1823.