Murby Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Murby Surname Definition:

A variant of Morby, q.v.

Murby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:195,50217,195
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Murby (16) may also be a first name.

Murby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Morby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Murby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Murby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Murby occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Murby are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 195,502. In England it is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 31 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 14 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 11 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Murby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Murby surname rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murby last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Murby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.06% less than the national average, earning 259,352 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.36% more than the national average, earning $70,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murbiy9137/
Mourby9124/
Murbay917/
Murbhy913/
Muyrby911/
Mourbey8331/
Murbaya8330/
Morby801,546/
Murba80207/
Murbi8041/
Murbe8026/
Moorby731,570/
Mourba731,248/
Morbey731,060/
Mourbe73335/
Murvay7388/
Murway7373/
Mirbay7350/
Murber7346/
Mirbey7334/
Murbii7334/
Mourbé7312/
Meurba7311/
Murvhy737/
Murbit734/
Morrby732/
Muruay732/
Morbay732/
Meurbe731/
Murvoy731/
Murbei731/
Murbha731/
Murbee731/
Muurba731/
Murvey730/
Moorbey6733/
Murwaya672/
Muruays672/
Mohurbe672/
Mourbih671/
Muruayi671/
Mourbha671/
Mourbai671/
Murbieh671/
Muirbeh671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murby
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