MacMurchie Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

MacMurchie Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Murchadh = Sea-WARRiOR[Irish mu(i)r, sea + the aspirated form of cath, war, warrior] Cp. Murphy.

MacMurchie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

MacMurchie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Murchadh = Sea-WARRiOR[Irish mu(i)r, sea + the aspirated form of cath, war, warrior] Cp. Murphy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacMurchie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacMurchie Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name MacMurchie is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacMurchie? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacMurchie is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of MacMurchie reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname MacMurchie is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland MacMurchie is most prevalent in: West Lothian, where 38 percent are found, Stirlingshire, where 31 percent are found and East Lothian, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

MacMurchie Last Name Statistics demography

MacMurchie earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $43,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMurchie95492/
MacMurtchie950/
MacMurchy84320/
McMurchy78281/
Macmhuirich764/
Mechmerch631/
Makim Rocha571/
Makym Rocha571/
Mück-Hemmerich501/

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