Etymology

McCurdy

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Mhuircheartaigh“son of Muircheartach”
  2. English todayMcCurdy

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal named based on muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare Moriarty.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.