McMurdie Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:835,15963,868
England611:913,41146,955
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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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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.

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