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Murray Name History

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Murray is among the leading names in Ireland. Some Ulster Murrays have Scottish ancestry. Murray is both a Scottish and Irish surname. The Irish version derives from Ó Muireadhaigh. The Roscommon O'Muireadhaigh Sept anglicized their name to Murray in the 1600s. 

The Scottish version is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the medieval Gaelic word Muireb (or Moreb); the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland. Murray is a direct transliteration of how Scottish people pronounce the word Moray. The Murray spelling is not used for the geographical area, which is called Moray, but it became the commonest form of the surname, especially among Scottish emigrants, to the extent that the surname Murray is now much more common than the original surname Moray.

Variant Spellings of the Irish surname Murray include Murrey, Moray, Morey, Morrey, Morry, Murry, and many more.

Learn more about the Murray family name

For more information about the Murrays, see the Framed Irish Family Name History, (#1760).

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Is there a Murray Pub in Ireland?

There is a Murray's Pub in Roscommon Town in County Roscommon. Visit them on Facebook at Murray's Bar Knockcroghery.

If you can't visit Murray's Pub in person, our personalized pub gifts are the next best thing!

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