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Murgatroyd
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English
Etymology
From a place in Yorkshire, Mergret's royd, from en Margaret and en royd a clearing. The surname is attested (as Mergretrode) in Yorkshire from the 14th century.
Proper noun
en.
Derived terms
en heavens to Murgatroyd
References
1901 Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances https://archive.org/details/adictionaryengl00goog/page/n564 547
1956 Eldson C. Smith Dictionary of American Family Names 151
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