McMurray Surname
Approximately 17,228 people bear this surname
McMurray Surname Definition:
(Celtic) I Son of Morogh: v. Murray.
2 for Irish Mac Murchadha: v. Mac Murchie.
McMurray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,184 | 1:27,492 | 3,436 |
| Canada | 2,123 | 1:17,355 | 2,483 |
| England | 1,561 | 1:35,694 | 4,699 |
| Australia | 1,073 | 1:25,159 | 3,429 |
| Scotland | 1,009 | 1:5,306 | 889 |
| Northern Ireland | 975 | 1:1,892 | 392 |
| New Zealand | 316 | 1:14,330 | 2,510 |
| South Africa | 286 | 1:189,433 | 20,588 |
| Ireland | 76 | 1:61,960 | 4,107 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:2,384 | 463 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Nicaragua | 18 | 1:334,505 | 3,129 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,101 | 1:4,023 | 708 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 845 | 1:4,430 | 702 |
| England | 330 | 1:73,865 | 8,120 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,063 | 1:24,343 | 3,031 |
McMurray (39) may also be a first name.
McMurray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) I Son of Morogh: v. Murray.
2 for Irish Mac Murchadha: v. Mac Murchie.
(Irish, Scottish) The son of Muireadhach (belonging to the sea, or a lord).
McMurray Demographics
McMurray Political Affiliation
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McMurray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McMurray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McMurray is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McMurray? popularity and diffusion
McMurray is the 30,997th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 423,006 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McMurray reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McMurray is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 39 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13,184 people, or 1 in 27,492. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.
McMurray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McMurray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMurray surname increased 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 473 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McMurray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McMurray surname is primarily Anglican (41%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McMurray surname are 12.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McMurray earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.2% more than the national average, earning R 459,120 per year; in United States they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $43,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,200 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacMurray | 94 | 1,255 | / |
| McMurry | 93 | 5,096 | / |
| McMurrey | 88 | 652 | / |
| MacMurry | 88 | 13 | / |
| MacMorray | 82 | 1 | / |
| McMerry | 80 | 1 | / |
| McMarra | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacMury | 80 | 0 | / |
| Makmurra | 75 | 1 | / |
| McMary | 71 | 14 | / |
| McMara | 71 | 5 | / |
| Makmura | 67 | 10 | / |
| MacMery | 67 | 1 | / |
| McMaria | 67 | 0 | / |
| Makmoura | 63 | 12 | / |
| Makmurah | 63 | 9 | / |
| MacMorey | 63 | 1 | / |
| MacKmery | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makhmura | 63 | 1 | / |
| MacMuiris | 59 | 15 | / |
| Makhmoura | 59 | 3 | / |
| Macmorrie | 59 | 1 | / |
| MacMirrie | 59 | 0 | / |
| McMore | 57 | 25 | / |
| McMire | 57 | 16 | / |
| Makmuriyah | 56 | 181 | / |
| Mascmeirer | 56 | 1 | / |
| Makmuri | 53 | 623 | / |
| McMoore | 53 | 396 | / |
| Macmore | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mcmarie | 53 | 6 | / |
| Macmhuirich | 53 | 4 | / |
| Makmora | 53 | 1 | / |
| Makmurj | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mockmore | 50 | 47 | / |
| MacKmore | 50 | 38 | / |
| MacMoore | 50 | 13 | / |
| Makhmuri | 50 | 4 | / |
| Makhmora | 50 | 2 | / |
| Macmoori | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McMurray
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