Tartan, McGurk & Tulloch

[McGurk]

Well, I;v done many many searches, almost entirely online for tartans associated to these names.
McGurk, I;ve found a few week connections to some clan names, but non that i'd associated myself to.
Tulloch, I;ve done less searching for, but but its raised some questions as it is a family name, but might also be a place. However, I dont think either have their own tartan.

I doubt anyone here would know of any tartans off the top of their heads, but could anyone suggest anywhere I might look that I might not have tried yet?
(I;ve tried tartan ferret and other tartan finders and catalogues)

Any advice would be greatly apreciated!

[auld argonian]

I'd suggest that your current surname might be a modified version of an earlier name...a "corruption", if you don't mind the term.

It happens...

Guard at Ellis Island: Okay, what's your name, buddy?

Immigrant: Michelangelo Buonaratti...

Guard: That's no name for an American! From now on your name is Mike Boone.

(Source: The National Lampoon Radio Hour)

Seriously, I'd look back in the family records and see if there was another spelling or if it's a corruption of something like McGarrick.

Best

AA

[McGurk]

I'd suggest that your current surname might be a modified version of an earlier name...a "corruption", if you don't mind the term.

It happens...

Guard at Ellis Island: Okay, what's your name, buddy?

Immigrant: Michelangelo Buonaratti...

Guard: That's no name for an American! From now on your name is Mike Boone.

(Source: The National Lampoon Radio Hour)

Seriously, I'd look back in the family records and see if there was another spelling or if it's a corruption of something like McGarrick.

Best

AA

Tis indeed a corruption.

McGurk, anglised from MacO'Oric (Anyone seen anything like that before?)

The Oric bit itself is also beleaved to be a corruption of Orc, which was probably adopted as a family name during or shortly after the roman times and is taken from Orcus, roman god of the underword. This god himself has several names, Orcus being his vengeful/punnishing side.

This would be fitting with the ancient family history, who where not loved by their neibours (for killing and stealing cattle, nothing big.) And eventualy, everyone got together and chased them off their land in Tyrone, into the hills hopefully to die.
They (we) didnt die, but simply became harder and more bitter, comming back from the hills to take back their land...

[James MacMillan]

You said you have done extensive searches on line. Have you talked to others of the same ilk with your name? They may have already discovered what you are looking for.

For instance, in a few short minutes, I discovered this. Have you looked at that side of it?

[McGurk]

You said you have done extensive searches on line. Have you talked to others of the same ilk with your name? They may have already discovered what you are looking for.

For instance, in a few short minutes, I discovered this. Have you looked at that side of it?

I have spoken to other McGurks, and many have spoken to me, asking if I knew anything of the family history. Generaly I've known a little more then them and found little or no connection, unfortunetly.
Non so far have been able to give me a clue on the McGurk side. That is why I've started looking at Tulloch, as Joseph McGurk moved to scotland and married Janet Tulloch. Thats why I and my predesessors carry the Tully in our names.