Etymology

Murdock

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The story

Scottish surname, Anglicized from the Scottish Gaelic name Muireadhach (“mariner”), Murchadh (“sea-warrior”), Muircheartach (“sea-ruler”), all having as the first element of muir (“sea”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.