Morray Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Morray Surname Definition:
A form of Moubray, which see.
Morray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Morray (46) may also be a first name.
Morray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A form of Moubray, which see.
Morray Demographics
Morray Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Morray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morray is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Morray? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Morray live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent are found, Kansas, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.
Morray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Morray has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Morray last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Morray earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 52.88% less than the national average, earning $10,697,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,901 USD per year.
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Morray Reference & Research
MURRAY FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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