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Mulderrig Family History

Mulderrig Surname Meaning

from Ó Maoildeirg ‘descendant of Maoilderg’ a personal name meaning ‘red youth’. For this reason Reddington Reid and Rutledge were sometimes adopted as anglicized forms.

However, it appears that Mulderrig began as a re-interpreted variant of Ó Maoilgheiric ‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cyriacus’ a Donegal surname.

Saint Cyriacus was the finder of Christ’s cross according to the Martyrology of Oengus (May 12).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Mulderrig families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mulderrig family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Mulderrig families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 6 Mulderrig families living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Mulderrig's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Mulderrig families in 1880.
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What did your Mulderrig ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Miner Heavy Worker was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mulderrig. 100% of Mulderrig men worked as a Miner Heavy Worker.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Miner Heavy Worker
    100%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 67 military records available for the last name Mulderrig. For the veterans among your Mulderrig ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1970 and 2000, in the United States, Mulderrig life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Mulderrig in 1970 was 83, and 84 in 2000.

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