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 is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muiry.
How Common Is The Last Name Muiry? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Muiry is predominantly found 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 frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Aberdeenshire, where 94 percent are found and Moray, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Muiry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Muiry has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Muiry last name declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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