where does the last name muir come from
Clan Muir Clan Muir is a Scottish clan that is armigerous (it has no chief recognized by the Court of the Lord Lyon).[1] Historically, holders of the surname Muir (also spelt Moir, Moor, Moore, More, and Mure) can be considered septs of Clan Campbell [2] and septs of Clan Gordon in the highlands.[3] The spelling variation More/Moore is a sept of Clan Leslie in Aberdeenshire.[4] Some members of Clan Muir who trace their ancestry to Ayrshire are septs of Clan Boyd.[5] A single family, the Mores of Drumcork, are septs of Clan Grant.[6]
Harris (name) Harris is a (patronymic or paternal) family name of British origins, and has many different spellings, none of which are definitive or 'correct'. These spellings are largely regional which, when combined with the fact that the spelling of modern English would only standardise in the 17th through 19th centuries, has led to different branches of the same families having different spellings of the name. Harris is the 23rd most common surname in England and 21st most common surname in the United States.[1]