Murray (name)

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Murray ( Scottish pronunciation ? / I ) is a Scottish family name that is also used as a given name . Audio file / audio sample

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from the Moray countryside , which is larger than the later county of Morayshire . The landscape was ruled by the Murray clan , headed by the Pictish Mormaer of Moray as minor kings until the end of the 13th century . Her descendants from a married-in Flemish immigrant family have since been the Clan Chiefs and bear the family name Murray. Since 1676 they have held the title of Marquesses ( Margraves ) and since 1703 the title of Dukes of Atholl .

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