View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Muirs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Muirs occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muirs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,772,636^th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Muirs live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 764,831. In Scotland Muirs is primarily found in: East Dunbartonshire, where 86 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 14 percent are found. Not including Scotland it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Muirs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Muirs has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Muirs last name expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muirs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.