Mcmurtry Family History
Mcmurtry Name Meaning
Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh (Scottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh) ‘son of Muircheartach’ a personal name meaning ‘navigator’ from muir ‘sea’ + ceartach ‘ruler’. This modern form of an Irish and Scottish surname with many variants has an additional r in the final syllable. Compare McMurdo and Moriarty .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022