What We Know About the Mourdock Surname

Not every Mourdock is related, but the name itself grew out of Murdock. Read literally, Mourdock points to “From Muireadhach ("mariner, lord")”.

Mourdock and Murdock

Records show Mourdock as one of the forms Murdock took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Mourdock by the numbers

Arms associated with the name

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