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Mcmorrow Name Meaning

Irish:: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muireadhaigh ‘son of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘seafarer’. See also McMurray . Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha a patronymic from the personal name Murchadh ‘sea warrior’ from muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’. In Leinster this name is usually Anglicized as McMurrough and in Ulster as Murphy .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Mcmurdo, Mccarron, Mcmurphy, Mckerrow, Mcmorran, Mcmorris, Mccorry

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Where is the Mcmorrow family from?

You can see how Mcmorrow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcmorrow family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mcmorrow families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 21 Mcmorrow families living in Lancashire. This was about 64% of all the recorded Mcmorrow's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Mcmorrow families in 1891.
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What did your Mcmorrow ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Fire Repairer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Mcmorrow. 100% of Mcmorrow men worked as a Fire Repairer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Fire Repairer
    100%
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Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Mcmorrow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Mcmorrow in 1960 was 52, and 83 in 2004.

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