155 Global MULDERRIG Family Members

MULDERRIG Family History

This very unusual surname is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O'Maoildeirg", descendant of the red chief, from "O", grandson, male descendant of, and the personal byname "Maolderig", a compound of the elements "maol", chief, from the pagan Irish "mal", and "derig, dearg", red. Traditionally, Irish family names are taken from the heads of tribes, revered elders, or some illustrious warrior, and are usually prefixed by "Mac" denoting "son of", or "O" (as above). The name Mulder(r)ig is recorded in 19th Century Church Registers of Counties Donegal and Mayo, which suggests a connection with the rare Donegal name Mulderry, itself coming from the Old Gaelic "O'Maoldoraidh", the latter element "doraidh" apparently meaning "intricate, difficult to understand".