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[Surname] Anyone for Murgatroyd?
I've noticed Murgatroyd in Juliet Barker's biography of the Brontes. I've known about it, but never known a real person with the name.Is it typically or originally Yorkshire? And what is its etymology, apart from impenetrable and fascinating?
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You'll find information on Murgatroyd at http://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=murgatroyd.
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