MacGuire Family Crest & Name History

MacGuire is a spelling of the Irish surname Maguire. In origin, the name means “Son of Odhar, "the dun-coloured”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Maguire was also written MacGuire. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes McGuire and Maguier.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single MacGuire family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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