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McCurley
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English
Alternative forms
en Curley
Etymology
Disputed;
1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, perhaps a demonym of the Irish over-kingdom en ga Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for en Oriel).
2. Possible Anglicized form of en ga Mac Toirdealbhaigh son of Toirdealbhach, a personal name composed of the elements ga Tor Thor + ga dealbhach -like, in the shape of. Compare en Turley.
Proper noun
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en Irish.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, McCurley is the 11753th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2665 individuals. McCurley is most common among White (90.81%) individuals.
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