Muiry Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Muiry Surname Definition:
Local, from Murie in the parish of Errol, Perthshire. John Murie and Andrew Murie from Glendevon, exiled Covenanters, were drowned off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 253). John Muirie of Path of Strouiehill, 1757 (Dunkeld).
Muiry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
Muiry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local, from Murie in the parish of Errol, Perthshire. John Murie and Andrew Murie from Glendevon, exiled Covenanters, were drowned off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 253). John Muirie of Path of Strouiehill, 1757 (Dunkeld).
Muiry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muiry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muiry occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muiry? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Muiry occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Muiry live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland Muiry is most frequent in: Aberdeenshire, where 94 percent reside and Moray, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Scotland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Muiry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Muiry has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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