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Mcgifford Family History

Mcgifford Surname Meaning

Possibly from Mag Fhiachrach usually anglicized McKeighery or McKeefry but in this instance assimilated to Anglo-Norman Giffard.

Alternatively it may be a spelling (with extraneous final -d) of MacGiver from Mag Uidhir usually anglicized as Maguire.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Mcgifford families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcgifford family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mcgifford families were found in USA in 1880. In 1861 there were 4 Mcgifford families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Mcgifford's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of Mcgifford families in 1861.
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Between 1967 and 2002, in the United States, Mcgifford life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Mcgifford in 1967 was 59, and 98 in 2002.

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