McMurray Surname

30,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,228 people bear this surname

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

McMurray Surname Definition:

(Celtic) I Son of Morogh: v. Murray.

2 for Irish Mac Murchadha: v. Mac Murchie.

McMurray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1841:27,4923,436
Canada2,1231:17,3552,483
England1,5611:35,6944,699
Australia1,0731:25,1593,429
Scotland1,0091:5,306889
Northern Ireland9751:1,892392
New Zealand3161:14,3302,510
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Ireland761:61,9604,107
Wales561:55,2605,065
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Isle of Man361:2,384463
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Panama151:260,8176,584
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Guam121:13,3432,098
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1011:4,023708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland8451:4,430702
England3301:73,8658,120
Wales371:42,3902,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0631:24,3433,031

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish, Scottish) The son of Muireadhach (belonging to the sea, or a lord).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacMurray941,255/
McMurry935,096/
McMurrey88652/
MacMurry8813/
MacMorray821/
McMerry801/
McMarra801/
MacMury800/
Makmurra751/
McMary7114/
McMara715/
Makmura6710/
MacMery671/
McMaria670/
Makmoura6312/
Makmurah639/
MacMorey631/
MacKmery631/
Makhmura631/
MacMuiris5915/
Makhmoura593/
Macmorrie591/
MacMirrie590/
McMore5725/
McMire5716/
Makmuriyah56181/
Mascmeirer561/
Makmuri53623/
McMoore53396/
Macmore539/
Mcmarie536/
Macmhuirich534/
Makmora531/
Makmurj531/
Mockmore5047/
MacKmore5038/
MacMoore5013/
Makhmuri504/
Makhmora502/
Macmoori501/

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McMurray Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McMurray
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