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MURRAY
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: Scottish
Meaning & History
Derived from the region in Scotland called Moray meaning "seaboard settlement". A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.



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