Murdaugh Surname
Approximately 1,753 people bear this surname
Murdaugh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,747 | 1:207,475 | 20,326 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 138 | 1:363,904 | 27,584 |
Murdaugh Demographics
Average Male Murdaugh Height
177.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Murdaugh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murdaugh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murdaugh is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murdaugh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 230,742nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,157,185 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Murdaugh live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Murdaugh is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,747 people, or 1 in 207,475. In The United States Murdaugh is most common in: South Carolina, where 38 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Murdaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Murdaugh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Murdaugh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Murdaugh last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Murdaugh surname are 18.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
Murdaugh earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,396 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurdaugh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Murdagh | 93 | 3 | / |
| Murdugh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murdough | 88 | 393 | / |
| Mordaugh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Murdaugs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mourdough | 82 | 0 | / |
| Murdakh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mirdagh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murdoug | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mourdakh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirdough | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mordough | 75 | 0 | / |
| Murdugova | 71 | 20 | / |
| Murdak | 71 | 15 | / |
| Murdog | 71 | 3 | / |
| Murduk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirdag | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murdac | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mordukh | 67 | 167 | / |
| Murduck | 67 | 71 | / |
| Murtdak | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mordakh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Murdack | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Murdaugh
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