Researching Bill Muir
Dig into the past of Bill Muir using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11461 people with the Muir surname? In that year Muir was ranked number 359 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Muir on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Muir and the Muir Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Muir Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Muir family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Bill Muir at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Muir using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 13004 people with the Muir surname in the UK? Muir is now ranked number 441 for popularity in the UK. |
Muir Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Bill Muir.
Study MyTrees for information on the Muir family and people looking to contact living Muir relations.
Explore One Great Family for Muir records submitted by people who are already researching the Muir Family Tree.
Find Bill Muir from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Muir Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Muir surname in the USA? Muir is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Muir Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Muir. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Muir
Bill Muir
William Muir (born October 26, 1942) is a former American football coach who served as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and later as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. Muir was fired from the Buccaneers along with five fellow assistant coaches on January 18, 2009. Muir has coached for 8 NFL franchises, 3 different colleges, and 2 minor league football teams with over 40 years combined coaching experience. Muir announced his retirement from coaching on February 1, 2012. Muir graduated with a B.A. from Susquehanna University in 1965.
Source: Bill Muir, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Muir
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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