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Origin and popularity of the name MCCURLEY

Origin

McCurley : Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thoirdhealbhaigh a patronymic from Toirdhealbhach (Irish) or Tearlach (Scottish) a personal name meaning ‘Thor-like’ or ‘tower-like’. Compare Turley which is from the unlenited form. In Scotland the Gaelic personal name Tearlach is traditionally translated into English as Charlie or Charles.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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