Etymology

McGuirk

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Cuirc
  2. English todayMcGuirk

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc, patronymic from the personal name Corc, perhaps from curc (“tuft of hair, hen's comb”).

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