Murchie Surname

175,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Murchie Surname Definition:

Duncan Murchy, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Kath. Murchie recorded in Watten, 1663 (Caithness). Robert Murchie. burgess of Irvine, 1664 (Irvine, II, p. 165). See Murcidson, Macmurchie, and Murdoch.

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Murchie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:579,93447,474
Australia4731:57,0736,959
Canada4141:88,9999,813
Scotland3711:14,4311,836
England3021:184,49716,523
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4581:8,1731,108
England361:677,09432,515
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Murchie (21) may also be a first name.

Murchie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Duncan Murchy, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Kath. Murchie recorded in Watten, 1663 (Caithness). Robert Murchie. burgess of Irvine, 1664 (Irvine, II, p. 165). See Murcidson, Macmurchie, and Murdoch.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) an Anglicized form of the Irish Murchadh: v. under Murphy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Murchie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murchie is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murchie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murchie is the 175,553rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,986,699 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Murchie reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Murchie is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Murchie is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 579,934. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Murchie is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Murchie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murchie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Murchie last name grew 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 839 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murchie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Murchie surname is principally Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Murchie surname are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murchie earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.86% more than the national average, earning R 315,732 per year; in United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $49,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurchie9355/
Murchies931/
Murche92176/
Murchi9212/
Murhie920/
Murchio86546/
Murched8642/
Murchet8613/
Murchey8612/
Mirchie8610/
Maurchi862/
Morchie861/
Mourche861/
Mourchi861/
Murchid861/
Murcher860/
Murches860/
Murchis860/
Murckie860/
Murhe831,678/
Murhi83211/
Mourchid805,609/
Murchich8088/
Mourched8078/
Murshied801/
Hmourche801/
Morche771,438/
Mirchi77979/
Murkhe77847/
Morchi77328/
Murcha77161/
Mirche77145/
Murzhi7771/
Murkhi7762/
Murchy7754/
Murhey7717/
Murkie7716/
Murhit7714/
Murhed7711/
Murhej7711/
Murhee776/
Murhid775/
Murhai773/
Mourhi773/
Mutrhi772/
Murcai772/
Muirhe771/
Mursie771/
Mürche771/
Murhei771/
Mourhe771/
Murcey770/
Murrhe770/
Mourchaid75170/
Murrhee71114/
Mursier7147/
Murkhji7126/
Murkies7117/
Murhaji7110/
Murhead718/
Maurcha715/
Murziez714/
Mourcha714/
Murkhiy713/
Murkhio713/
Muirhed712/
Mourhai712/
Mourjie712/
Murchha711/
Murhiyi711/
Murkhai711/
Murkhij711/
Muirhei711/
Morcheu711/
M'Murhi711/
Mourhit711/
Mirchea711/
Morchee711/
Murchau711/
Morchih711/
Mourkhi711/
Moorchi711/
Mourhej711/
Murchyh711/
Murhiya711/
Mourhep710/
Murchay710/
Murrhey710/
Murkhey710/
Muirhet710/
Murtzie710/
Muirhead6711,618/
Murji671,396/
Murge67964/
Murkhaji67591/
Murgi67391/
Muirheid67204/
Mourhiya67170/
Murchych6798/
Murhy6780/
Mourhess6770/
Murje6737/
Mourchou6735/
Murcahya6717/
Murkhiya6714/
Murkheji675/
Mursheee673/
Murkhiji672/
Murrhead671/
Murkhija671/
Muirheap671/
Muirhedd671/
Meurhead670/
Maurhess670/

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