Etymograph

English

McMurray

McMurray comes from Irish Mac Muireadhaigh ‘son of the seafarer’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Muireadhaigh‘son of the seafarer’
  2. EnglishtodayMcMurray

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Muireadhaigh‘son of the seafarer’
  2. EnglishtodayMcMurray

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (‘son of the seafarer’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Mac Muireadhaigh / McMurray