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Surname Etymology and Meaning of MCMURTRY

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Northern Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh ‘son of Muircheartach’, a personal name meaning ‘navigator’, from muir ‘sea’ + ceartach ‘ruler’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)