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Mccurrach Family History

Mccurrach Surname Meaning

from Mac Mhuirich earlier Mac Mhuireadhaich equivalent to McMurray in Ireland (Mac Muireadhaigh). In this version the initial M- of the personal name has been lenited (historically spelled MacVurich a poet family in Gaelic Scotland) and then dropped.

The final fricative has often been lost giving McCurrie Irish spelling McCurry or the Mac dropped to give Currie as happened in Arran.

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


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You can see how Mccurrach families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mccurrach family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Mccurrach families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 3 Mccurrach families living in London. This was about 60% of all the recorded Mccurrach's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Mccurrach families in 1891.
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What did your Mccurrach ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mccurrach. 100% of Mccurrach women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 486 immigration records available for the last name Mccurrach. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 219 military records available for the last name Mccurrach. For the veterans among your Mccurrach ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Mccurrach life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Mccurrach in 1963 was 74, and 80 in 2004.

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