Derived from the region in Scotland called Moray seaboard settlement. A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.
The town of Garryowen was named after the old Irish tune Garry Owen which was one of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's favorite marching songs. Garry Owen is an old Irish quick-step that can be traced back to the 1800s. it is known to have been used by Irish regiments as a drinking song.
Then, however, an expert pointed out that the correct Gaelic translation for the phrase would be *sruthain shoilleir* or *uisge soilleir*. Obviously there had to be another explanation for the origin of the city's name. As it turns out, the name comes from an entirely different source.Long before the formation of the NWMP, James Macleod had visited Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, where his sister's relatives through marriage owned a small castle named Calgary House.he original name in Gaelic was *Cala-ghearridh* [sic], with the first part *Cala*, meaning harbour or bay, and the second part, *ghearridh* [sic], meaning preserved piece of pasture, enclosed pature, or farm.