Morrogh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Morrogh

What does the name Morrogh mean?

The original Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a proud, ancient past. The original Gaelic form of the name Morrogh is Mac Murchadha.

Early Origins of the Morrogh family

The surname Morrogh was first found in Leinster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Diarmait Mac Murchada, (c. 1110-1171), Anglicized Dermot MacMurrough, Dermod MacMurrough, Dermot MacMorrogh or Dermot MacMorrow, was a King of Leinster in Ireland. He was son of Donnchad mac Murchada, King of Leinster and Dublin.

Early History of the Morrogh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morrogh research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Morrogh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morrogh Spelling Variations

Before widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name Morrogh family name. Variations found include McMorough, McMorogh, McMorrough, McMurrer and others.

Early Notables of the Morrogh family

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Morrogh migration to the United States +

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 Morrogh:

Morrogh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Morrogh, who arrived in New York, NY in 1844 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Morrogh (post 1700) +

Agnes Morrogh Bernard (1842-1932), aka Sister Mary Joseph Arsenius, Roman Catholic nun who founded two convents, and a woollen mill in Foxford, Ireland

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)