Murcray Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Murcray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murcray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Murcray Last Name Facts

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

Murcray has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Murcray.

How Common Is The Last Name Murcray? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Murcray occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Murcray are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Murcray is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 30 percent live, California, where 27 percent live and Wyoming, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Murcray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murcray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murcray last name rose 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murcray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murcray surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Murcray earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $39,714 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murcray
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis