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
Morray occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Morray is the 1,380,086th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. Morray occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Morray are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Morray is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 46 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent are found, Kansas, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.
Morray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Morray has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Morray last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the political 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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