McCurley

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McCurley

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Disputed;

1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, perhaps a demonym of the Irish over-kingdom Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel).

2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare Turley.

proper noun McCurleys · Curley

A surname from Irish.

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@misc{mccurley_2026,
  title = {McCurley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mccurley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}