McKerlie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The McKerlie surname is an Anglicization, derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Toirdhealbhaigh."

Early Origins of the McKerlie family

The surname McKerlie was first found in the Connacht counties of Galway and Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where the places names Ballymacurley and Curley's Island can be found. There is also legend in Ireland, that the name descends from Maolduin, the second son of the 164th Monarch of Ireland, who founded the clanns of Muldoon. Maolduin's great, great grandson was Clercen, whose name means "curly one." Clercen founded the Clan O'Cleircen, which anglicized is Curley or Curling.

Early History of the McKerlie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKerlie research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1305 is included under the topic Early McKerlie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McKerlie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corley, MacCorley, Curley, Curlee, Curling, Kirley, McKerley, McCurley, McCurly and many more.

Early Notables of the McKerlie family

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McKerlie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McKerlie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James McKerlie, aged 19, arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Furnessia" from Glasgow, Scotland 1

McKerlie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Maggie McKerlie, aged 33, originally from Coatbridge, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Saxonia" from Liverpool, England 1
Wilhelmina McKerlie, aged 2, originally from Coatbridge, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Saxonia" from Liverpool, England 1
Mary B. McKerlie, aged 26, originally from Ottawa, Canada, arrived in New York in 1916 aboard the ship "Bermudian" from Hamilton, Bermuda 1
William McKerlie, aged 30, originally from London, England, arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Majestic" from Southampton, England 1
Edward McKerlie, aged 25, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1923 aboard the ship "Columbia" from Glasgow, Scotland 1

Contemporary Notables of the name McKerlie (post 1700) +

Peggy S. McKerlie, American politician, Representative from Washington 4th District, 1998 2
Almer McKerlie, Canadian hockey official, inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Daniel McKerlie, Canadian Conservative politician, Member for Canada West in the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada (1854-1857)

Citations +

Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html