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GOREY Family History

This interesting name is of Gaelic Irish origin, and has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "(Mac)Gofraidh", itself a Gaelicized form of an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements "guth", god, and "frothr", wise. The modern surname from this source can be found as McGorrie (the patronymic form), Gorry, Gorey and Gurry. The second possible derivation for these names is from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "O'Ghaire", from "gnaire", noble. The modern surname is found particularly in County Offaly and generally in north Leinster; the Tadhg O'Guaire recorded below is described by the four Masters as "Lord of Ui Cuilinn", thought to have been in Leinster...