Murray (surname)

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Scottish emigrants, to the extent that the surname Murray is now much more common than the original surname Moray. See also Clan Murray
.

In addition to the Scottish derivation, the Irish version may derive from Ó Muireadhaigh, Mac Muireadhaigh, and Mac Giolla Mhuire.[2]

History

A considerable number of present bearers of this surname are of Scottish origin, especially in Ulster. Possible etymologies are:

  • From Moray in northeast Scotland, which came from the Scottish Gaelic for "sea settlement".
  • As a native Irish of this name, from Mac Muireadhaigh or Ó Muireadhaigh "descendant of Muireadhach" or Mac Giolla Mhuire "descendant of the servant of the
    Virgin Mary
    ".

The motto for Murray is Imperio. "Murrays" trace their heritage back to the 12th century and take their name from the province of Moray, once a local kingdom. It was during this time that the Flemish lords crossed the North Sea and established themselves in the Scottish realm. Among them was Freskin. It is possible that either Freskin or his son William intermarried with the ancient royal house of Moray. The senior line of the Murrays took the surname of Sutherland and became Earls of Sutherland by 1235.

Thereafter, the chiefs of the Murrays were the Lords of Petty in Moray, who also became Lords of Bothwell in Clydesdale before 1253. An heir of this line, Sir Andrew Moray, was the brilliant young general who led the Scots in 1297 in their first uprising against English rule. He was mortally wounded while winning his famous victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

His son,

Sir Andrew Murray, 4th Lord of Bothwell, third Regent of Scotland, married Christian Bruce, a sister of King Robert the Bruce. He was captured at Roxburgh early in 1333 and was a prisoner in England at the time of the Battle of Halidon Hill. He obtained his freedom in time to march to the relief of his wife, who was defending Kildrummy Castle
. Sir Andrew commenced with unabated spirit to struggle in the cause of independence and died in 1338.

The last Murray Lord of Bothwell died in 1360 of the plague. By the 16th century, the Murrays of Tullibardine in Strathearn had assumed the leadership of the Murrays. This was formally confirmed by Bands of Association in 1586 and 1589.

Sir John became the 1st

medieval peacock's head crest (motto-Praite), they added the mermaid (motto-Tout Pret), as Lords of Balquidder; and in the seventeenth century, they took the demi-savage holding a sword and a key commemorating the capture of the last Lord of the Isles
by the 1st Stewart Earl of Atholl in 1475: hence the motto Furth, Fortune, and Fill the Fetters. (Go forth against your enemies, have good fortune, and return with hostages and booty).

Since 1703, the Murray's chiefs have been Dukes of Atholl. For a time in the 18th century, the Murray dukes were also Sovereign Lords of the Isle of Man, with their own coinage and parliament, The House of Keys. The 1st Duke's younger son, Lord George Murray, was the Jacobite general responsible for the highlander's successes through the early part of the 1745 uprising.

Much of the above information about the Murrays was taken from the book The Highland Clans, by

Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
.

Lord George's descendant

George Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl, died in February 1996. The new Duke of Atholl is John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, a South African
. The new Duke has taken the chiefship of the Murrays.

People

Murray may refer to many people (see also Clan Murray):

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  • Lamond Murray (born 1973), basketball player
  • Larry Murray (born 1947), Canadian civil servant
  • Lawrence J. Murray, Jr.
    (1910–2000), New York politician
  • Lawrence O. Murray, U.S. Comptroller of the Currency from 1908 to 1913
  • Lee Murray (born 1977), a British mixed martial arts fighter of partial Moroccan descent.
  • Len Murray (Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, 1922–2004), British Trade Union leader
  • Lenda Murray (born 1962), American female bodybuilder
  • Les Murray (broadcaster) (1945–2017), Hungarian-Australian sports journalist
  • Les Murray (poet) (1938–2019), Australian poet
  • Leticia Murray (born 1979), Mexican actress
  • Lindley Murray (1745–1826), American lawyer
  • Lindley Murray (tennis)
    (1892–1970), American tennis player
  • Liz Murray (born 1980), American inspirational speaker
  • Louise Murray (1854–1931), American local historian and museum director
  • Lowell Murray (born 1936), Canadian politician
  • Lynne Murray, British psychopathologist and academic

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  • Wal Murray (1931–2004), Australian politician
  • Walter Charles Murray (1866–1945)
  • Will Murray (writer)
    (born 1953), American novelist
  • Willard H. Murray, Jr.
    (1931–2021), American politician
  • William Murray (disambiguation), multiple people, multiple people
  • William H. Murray (Medal of Honor recipient)
    (1876–1923), American Medal of Honor recipient

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Muiríoch — Database of Irish-language Surnames". Gaois. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ISBN 9780716523666
    – via Google Books.
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