Muir Family History
Muir Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived on a moor, from a
Scots form of Middle English more ‘moor’, ‘fen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Muir
Name Distribution of Muir Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Muir families
 161 - 320  54 - 160 |
 1 - 53  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Muir families
|
2,023 - 4,043 675 - 2,022 |
1 - 674 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Muir census records
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Muir Family Origin
Muir Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Muir families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Muir Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Muir families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Muir Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Muir census records
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Military Service by Muir
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