McGuire (surname)
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| Origin: | Irish Gaelic "Mag Uidhir" |
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| Variant(s): | Maguire |
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McGuire is an Irish surname from the Gaelic Mag Uidhir, which is from Odhar, the eleventh in descent from Colla-da-chrich[1], great-grandson of Cormac mac Airt, monarch of Ireland about the middle of the third century. [2] [3] Maguire is an uncommon given name
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[edit] Individuals with that surname but no separate page
- Felix McGuire (1847-?), New Zealand M.P. and Mayor of Hawera: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-111170.html
- Hunter McGuire (1835–1900), surgeon to Stonewall Jackson, teacher, and orator from the United States
- James McGuire (1827–1862), Victoria Cross winner
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