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ArchivesSurname research: Murdock, Muldoon & Cooney
Murdock (Murdoch) family surname. Grandfather Alexander Murdoch came to Canada from Ireland in 1920's. Married Rachel Richardson & homesteaded in Glen Kerr, Saskatchewan. Believe it comes from Murphy?
Cooney Grandmother's maiden name, unknown origin
Muldoon Grandfather's surname
Can you obtain their origins??
Cooney Grandmother's maiden name, unknown origin
Muldoon Grandfather's surname
Can you obtain their origins??
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Murdock is Scottish ..."sea fighter" roughly ... but found in Ireland as well ... all the "Mur-" names come from a Gaelic word roughly equivalent to Latin "Mare" meaning sea or ocean.
Cooney is very common in Ireland, from Ó Cuanna, from the first name Cuán which may mean "stooped" in Modern Irish it's the word for a harbor (probably curved land) ...though I found it in another book, from O Cuaniaic, meaning "handsome, elegant" ...take your pick ...I'd go with the latter ...
Muldoon is also Irish from the first name Ó Maoldúin meaning "devotee of the dark warrior"
Cooney is very common in Ireland, from Ó Cuanna, from the first name Cuán which may mean "stooped" in Modern Irish it's the word for a harbor (probably curved land) ...though I found it in another book, from O Cuaniaic, meaning "handsome, elegant" ...take your pick ...I'd go with the latter ...
Muldoon is also Irish from the first name Ó Maoldúin meaning "devotee of the dark warrior"
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