Muckart

Muckart
This interesting and unusual surname is of Scottish origin, and is locational from Muckart, near Dollar, in Clackmannanshire, of uncertain etymology. The placename may be derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "micel", meaning large, big, and the Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O' hAirt", descendant of Art, a byname meaning Bear, Hero; the place was probably named after its original owner. Locational surnames were developed when former inhabitants of a place moved to another area, usually to seek work, and were best identified by the name of their birthplace. The P(atrick) de Mukard (recorded below), who appears as a charter witness in the Book of Charters of the Priory of St. Andrew, Scotland, was also a cleric. John Muckart was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1569, and William Muckart was burgess there in 1596. One John Muckart, from Lanark, in Scotland, applied to settle in Canada on February 27th 1815. Recorded in the Scottish Church Registers is the christening of William, son of Eduard Muckart and Agnes Clark, on May 16th 1618 at St. Nicholas', Aberdeen. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of P(atrick) de Mukard, which was dated 1250, charter witness in the "Book of Charters of the Priory of Scotland", during the reign of King Alexander 111 of Scotland, 1249-1286. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Muckart —    MUCKART, a parish, in the county of Perth, 2½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Dollar; containing, with the village of Pool, 706 inhabitants. This place is supposed to have derived its name, signifying in the Gaelic language the head of a boar, either …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Blairingone —    BLAIRINGONE, lately a quoad sacra parish, chiefly in the parish of Fossoway and Tulliebole, county of Perth; containing 574 inhabitants, of whom 210 are in New, and 79 in Old, Blairingone, 10 miles (W.) from Kinross. This parish, of which the… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Dollar —    DOLLAR, a town and parish, in the county of Clackmannan; containing 1562 inhabitants, of whom 1131 are in the town, 7 miles (N. E.) from Alloa. This place, of which the name, in the Gaelic language, is descriptive either of a vale at the base… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Gartwhinean, Easter and Wester —    GARTWHINEAN, EASTER and WESTER, hamlets, in the parish of Fossoway and Tulliebole, county of Perth, 2 miles (E.) from Dollar; the one containing 96, and the other 49 inhabitants. These places lie on the south side of the river Devon, which… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Glendovan —    GLENDOVAN, or Glendevon, a parish, in the county of Perth, 8 miles (S. S. E.) from Auchterarder; containing 157 inhabitants. This parish, which is about six miles in length and four in breadth, derives its name from the river Devon, which runs …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Pool —    POOL, a village, in the parish of Muckart, county of Perth, 2½ miles (W.) from Crook of Devon; containing 179 inhabitants. It lies in about the centre of the parish, on the road from Dollar to Fossoway, and is the principal village: the… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

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