Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireagáin
‘descendant of Muireagán’ a personal name representing a
name beginning with muir ‘sea’. Earlier found in the Irish
midlands and southern Ulster, this surname is now found throughout
Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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