Murtagh Forename

821,896th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murtagh Forename Definition:

MURTOCH, m. The Irish and the Scottish form of a name that, deriving from the Celtic, means ‘sea-protector’.

Murtagh Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
98%
 
931:49,9301,635
United States-161:22,658,561177,713
England
100%
81:6,950,36556,418
Northern Ireland
100%
41:460,7862,461
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775

Murtagh (12,400) may also be a surname.

Murtagh Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MURTOCH, m. The Irish and the Scottish form of a name that, deriving from the Celtic, means ‘sea-protector’.

— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Celtic and Gaelic (masculine) - Great chief.

— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
DNA test information

Murtagh Forename Popularity

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Murtagh Demographics

Murtagh Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 4 (2014)

United States
Average

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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtaugh935/
Mortagh862/
Mirtagh861/
Murtak7749/
Murtac775/
Murtog772/
Mirtag772/
Murhtaq713/
Murttak711/
Murttaq711/
Murthaq711/
Martagao671/
Martg671/
Muridaga671/
Muratiga671/
Mirtak6211/
Mortak622/
Murtok621/
Moortak571/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murtagh