Gurkin Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Gurkin surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Duarcáin.

Gurkin Early Origins

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The surname Gurkin was first found in north Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), where they held a family seat as Chiefs of their race. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Sligo where seated and represented the first recorded reference to the name by Sineall, son of Cassan. They were descended through the MacNamara line from the O'Brien Kings of Ireland.

Gurkin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Durkin, Durkan, Dorcan, McDurkin, McDorcan, McDurkan, Gurkin, McGurkin, O'Durkin, O'Durcan and many more.

Gurkin Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gurkin research. Another 209 words (15 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gurkin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gurkin Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gurkin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Annie Gurkin, aged 25, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1897

Gurkin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jennie Gurkin, aged 46, who emigrated to the United States, in 1906
William Gurkin, aged 56, who landed in America, in 1906
Menache Gurkin, aged 47, who landed in America from Kamenetz, Russia, in 1907
Peter Gurkin, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1920
Philip Gurkin, aged 15, who emigrated to the United States, in 1920
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gurkin (post 1700)

John A. Gurkin, American politician, Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, 1938-40 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
John Gurkin (1895-1976), English footballer
Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin (1870-1937), Russian landscape painter
Pavel Gurkin (1966-2008), Russian sport shooter at the 2008 Olympic Games

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Print.
Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
Fitzgerald, Thomas W. Ireland and Her People A Library of Irish Biography 5 Volumes. Chicago: Fitzgerald. Print.
Somerset Fry, Peter and Fiona Somerset Fry. A History of Ireland. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1993. Print. (ISBN 1-56619-215-3).
Grehan, Ida. Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Roberts Rinehart, 1997. Print. (ISBN 1-57098-137-X).
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The Gurkin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gurkin Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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