| ![Show Contents]() McCourtie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland Early Origins of the McCourtie familyThe surname McCourtie 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 McCourtie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCourtie research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1471, 1473, 1544, 1627 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McCourtie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McCourtie 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 McCourtie familyMore information is included under the topic Early McCourtie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the McCourtie family to Ireland
Some of the McCourtie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 124 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McCourtie 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.
| Contemporary Notables of the name McCourtie (post 1700) | + |
- Kristin McCourtie, American art department assistant, known for her wok on Round the Twist (2000)
- William Herbert Lee McCourtie (1872-1933), American oil tycoon and philanthropist who had built the W. H. L. McCourtie Estate in Somerset Center, Michigan, designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1991
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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