The muir Surname
muir Name Meaning and History
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived on a moor, from a
Scots form of Middle English more ‘moor’, ‘fen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| obit - Margaret MUIR Cramer, 1928 NM - 2009 CA. |
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| John Muir, Naturalist | Barbara Jean Muir Brewer | 5 |
| MUIR FAMILY | David Muir | 6 |
| Addition Information Re James Kerr Muir and MARION Clerk Muir |
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| MUIR Oscar W 1887-1954 |
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| Muir in Cap Breton |
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| Hamilton Muir | Harriette Stresewski | 2 |
| John MUIR born about 1734 in Greenock or Paisley | Marilyn Muir Pfaltz | 0 |
| jane (Leggat) Muir |
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| Muir of Michigan/Wisconsin cir 1813-1870 |
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