Mcmurdo Family History
Mcmurdo Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh or Mac Muircheartaich ‘son of Muircheartach’ a personal name meaning ‘sea-ruler’. In Scotland the name was often lenited to give McCurdy . Compare Murdoch and Moriarty . The name was also used to Anglicize Mac Murchaidh (see McMorrow ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022