Murch Surname

90,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Murch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the march,' from residence thereby, i.e. the boundary line; v. March. (2) 'At the marsh,' from residence thereby, i.e. the swamp; v. Marsh. This variant seems to be of West country parentage.

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Murch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5681:141,14414,657
England1,1531:48,3246,032
Australia8171:33,0424,367
Canada2871:128,38213,382
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Wales201:154,72710,755
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
India61:127,844,230863,365
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7331:33,2544,387
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:72,1537,745

The alternate forms: Mürch (1) are calculated separately.

Murch (23) may also be a first name.

Murch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the march,' from residence thereby, i.e. the boundary line; v. March. (2) 'At the marsh,' from residence thereby, i.e. the swamp; v. Marsh. This variant seems to be of West country parentage.

Robert in the Merche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1772. Married — William Murch and Esther Mitchell: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of March, q.v., the form being due to the diphthongal pron. of March as March.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of the dwarf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Murch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murch is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Mürch. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murch is the 90,134th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,370,097 people. The surname Murch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Murch live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Murch is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,568 people, or 1 in 141,144. In The United States Murch is primarily concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, Maine, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Murch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murch surname expanded 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 373 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murch surname are 8.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Murch earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.43% less than the national average, earning R 191,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $44,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,675 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürch931/
Mursch91689/
Murche91176/
Maurch919/
Meurch917/
Murchd915/
Murchs912/
Muerch911/
Mourch911/
Murrch910/
Murdch910/
Murtch910/
Murc891/
Mourche831/
Meursch830/
Murhe801,678/
Morch80713/
Mirch80268/
Murci8099/
Murce8095/
Murkh8020/
Mursh8014/
Mórch801/
Maurc801/
Mujrc801/
Murchová774/
Hmourche771/
Murkhe73847/
Moerch73113/
Maursh7323/
Maurce7310/
Mürsch739/
Murdzh735/
Murthz734/
Murshd732/
Mource732/
Mierch732/
Murhze731/
Murths731/
Morcsh731/
Murhph731/
Murrsh731/
Mursht731/
Murszh731/
Muirhe731/
Mourci731/
Murshe731/
Mürche731/
Mourhe731/
Murrhe730/
Murtsh730/
Morrch730/
Murj67199/
Murs67177/
Mortsch67135/
Murz6796/
Morc6778/
Murcová6710/
Murcova679/
Murx671/
Mordsch671/

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