McMurdie Surname
Approximately 538 people bear this surname
McMurdie Surname User-submission:
Originally McMurdy was a nickname for a seagoing warrior. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Mhurchaidh, which means 'son of the sea warrior'.
McMurdie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 434 | 1:835,159 | 63,868 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 52 | 1:35,481 | 3,447 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
McMurdie Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Originally McMurdy was a nickname for a seagoing warrior. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Mhurchaidh, which means 'son of the sea warrior'.
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Average McMurdie Salary in
United States
$47,318 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McMurdie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McMurdie Come From? nationality or country of origin
McMurdie occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McMurdie click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McMurdie? popularity and diffusion
The surname McMurdie is the 582,776th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McMurdie live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.
McMurdie is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States McMurdie is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 36 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Idaho, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent reside.
McMurdie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McMurdie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McMurdie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McMurdie surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McMurdie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.33% less than the national average, earning R 132,288 per year; in United States they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $47,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning $60,720 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macmurdie | 94 | 22 | / |
| McWmurdie | 94 | 1 | / |
| McKmurdie | 94 | 0 | / |
| McMurde | 93 | 0 | / |
| Mackmurdie | 89 | 51 | / |
| Machmurdie | 89 | 1 | / |
| McMordie | 88 | 231 | / |
| McMurtie | 88 | 21 | / |
| McMurdey | 88 | 1 | / |
| McMirdie | 88 | 0 | / |
| McMurdoe | 88 | 0 | / |
| McMardie | 88 | 0 | / |
| McMourtie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McMurdo | 80 | 2,149 | / |
| McMurdy | 80 | 439 | / |
| McMryde | 80 | 1 | / |
| McMride | 80 | 1 | / |
| McMurid | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacMurdo | 75 | 382 | / |
| MacMurdy | 75 | 33 | / |
| McMurtey | 75 | 9 | / |
| McMuredy | 75 | 1 | / |
| McMurity | 75 | 1 | / |
| McMertie | 75 | 1 | / |
| McMuurdo | 75 | 1 | / |
| McMordey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McMurday | 75 | 0 | / |
| McMerdee | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKmurdo | 75 | 0 | / |
| McMartie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mackmurdo | 71 | 16 | / |
| McMard | 71 | 0 | / |
| McMurrday | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacMurtey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McMurty | 67 | 113 | / |
| Makmuryadi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makmurodhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| McMordy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcmarad | 67 | 1 | / |
| McMirdy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McMurdough | 67 | 0 | / |
| McMerdo | 67 | 0 | / |
| McMorda | 67 | 0 | / |
| McMared | 67 | 0 | / |
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