McMurry Surname

93,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,096 people bear this surname

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

McMurry Surname Definition:

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

2 for Irish Mac Murchadha: v. Mac Murchie.

McMurry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0681:71,5198,275
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1021:43,4303,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9151:26,2243,226

McMurry (13) may also be a first name.

McMurry 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

McMurry Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMurry is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMurry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,598th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,430,052 people. The surname McMurry is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of McMurry are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McMurry is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,068 people, or 1 in 71,519. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

McMurry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McMurry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMurry surname grew 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMurry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McMurry last name is primarily Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McMurry surname are 14.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McMurry earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMurray9317,228/
McMurrey93652/
MacMurry9313/
MacMurray881,255/
McMerry861/
MacMury860/
McMary7714/
MacMorray751/
MacMery711/
McMarra711/
MacMorey671/
MacKmery671/
Makmurra671/
MacMuiris6315/
Macmorrie631/
MacMirrie630/
McMore6225/
McMire6216/
McMara625/
Mascmeirer591/
Makmuri57623/
McMoore57396/
Makmura5710/
Macmore579/
Mcmarie576/
Makmurj571/
Macmhuirich564/
Mockmore5347/
MacKmore5338/
MacMoore5313/
Makmoura5312/
Makhmuri534/
Macmoori531/
Makhmura531/
Makhmouri507/
Makhmoura503/

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