McMurthy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

McMurthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMurthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McMurthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McMurthy occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMurthy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name McMurthy is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McMurthy live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 230,630. In Northern Ireland McMurthy is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Apart from Northern Ireland McMurthy is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 63 percent live.

McMurthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMurthy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McMurthy last name increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McMurthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McMurthy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McMurthy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis