McGouldrick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of McGouldrick

What does the name McGouldrick mean?

The McGouldrick surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O Goilin" or "Mag Ualghairg," composed of the elements "mac," meaning "son of," and "Ualgharg," a personal name, whose elements mean "proud" and "fierce."

Early Origins of the McGouldrick family

The surname McGouldrick was first found in County Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) anciently the western half of the kingdom of Breifne, located in Northeastern Ireland, in Leinster province, where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the McGouldrick family

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McGouldrick Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name McGouldrick dating from that time include MacGoldrick, MacGolrick, MacGoldrich and others.

Early Notables of the McGouldrick family

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Migration of the McGouldrick family

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name McGouldrick: Andrew, Daniel, Edward, John, Martin, Michael, Owen, Peter, Thomas, William MacGoldrick, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Michael and Patrick Golrick settled in Philadelphia in 1756.