Murcy Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Murcy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murcy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1891:351,44352,732
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Murcy (139) may also be a first name.

Murcy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murcy occurs most in France. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murcy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Murcy occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Murcy reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Murcy is also the 784,558th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 139 people.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 351,443. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Réunion, where 48 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Murcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murcy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murcy last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murcy Last Name Statistics demography

Murcy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murchy9154/
Mourcy9112/
Murcay912/
Murcey910/
Murchey8312/
Murchyh831/
Murchay830/
Morcy801,232/
Murca80831/
Mursy80258/
Murci8099/
Murce8095/
Murzy808/
Murcj801/
Murchych7798/
Moursy735,612/
Murche73176/
Murcer7376/
Murgey7351/
Murzhy7344/
Mursoy7341/
Moorcy7321/
Mursyd7317/
Morcey7313/
Murchi7312/
Maurce7310/
Morcay737/
Maursy734/
Murcie733/
Murces733/
Murssy732/
Maurca732/
Mursey732/
Mource732/
Murcis732/
Murcai732/
Maurjy731/
Murjay731/
Mursyo731/
Murzyh731/
Murcit731/
Murzey731/
Mourci731/
Mursay731/
Murzay730/
Murzich67804/
Murchio67546/
Meurgey67340/
Murcier67177/
Murgich67110/
Murzych6779/
Murched6742/
Mourcet6722/
Murchet6713/
Mourssy6710/
Murcett675/
Mursich674/
Meurcet673/
Meursey673/
Maursey673/
Moursey672/
Maurcie672/
Maurchi672/
Murchid671/
Moorchy671/
Mourche671/
Maurshy671/
Mourcie671/
Mourchi671/
Mourrsy671/
Murches670/
Murchis670/
Murcher670/

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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
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  • 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 Murcy
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