McWork History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of McWork

What does the name McWork mean?

The original Gaelic form of McWork was Mac Uaid, which means son of Wat.

Early Origins of the McWork family

The surname McWork was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster.

Early History of the McWork family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McWork research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1750 is included under the topic Early McWork History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McWork Spelling Variations

The search for the origins of the name McWork family name revealed numerous spelling variations. These variants can be somewhat accounted for when it is realized that before widespread literacy people only recognized their name by pronunciation; it was up to scribes to decide how it was to be formally recorded. Variations found include McQuaid, McQuade, McWade, McQuid, McQuoid, McQuaide and many more.

Early Notables of the McWork family

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Migration of the McWork family

Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many McWorks: Bridget, Harry, Hugh, James, John, Peter, Phelemy, Rose, Sally, Thomas McQuade all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Andrew, Daniel, Edward, Farrel, James, John, Michael,Owen, Patrick, Peter, Terrence McQuaid all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.