Murfett Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Murfett Surname Definition:

MORPAT: Probably from Morpeth (c. 1210 Morpat') in Northumberland. Walter Murpac (perhaps miswritten or misread for Murpat) witnessed a charter of the church of Mernes to the church of St, James of Passelet by Peter de Polloc, c. 1177-99 (RMP.

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Murfett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6331:42,6475,428
England221:2,532,63991,802
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Murfett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MORPAT: Probably from Morpeth (c. 1210 Morpat') in Northumberland. Walter Murpac (perhaps miswritten or misread for Murpat) witnessed a charter of the church of Mernes to the church of St, James of Passelet by Peter de Polloc, c. 1177-99 (RMP., p. 98 Euphan Morpat appears in Biggar in 1643 (Lanark CR.).

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

Murfett Last Name Facts

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

Murfett is found most in Australia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murfett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 488,458th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Murfett live; 93 percent live in Australasia and 93 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Murfett is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 42,647. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 71 percent are found, Tasmania, where 17 percent are found and New South Wales, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.

Murfett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murfett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Murfett surname fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurfett930/
Murfet92794/
Murfitt862,346/
Morfett86269/
Murfe8316/
Murffitt801/
Murphett801/
Morffett801/
Murfee77199/
Murfey77105/
Murfit77103/
Morfet773/
Murfie773/
Mirfet772/
Murffe771/
Murfer771/
Morfitt711,121/
Morffet718/
Murphet714/
Murffey713/
Murfhey712/
Murffit711/
Musrfer711/
Murrfey711/
Murfeed711/
Murpfey710/
Morfeit710/
Murffie710/
Murfhit710/
Morfiet710/
Murfith710/
Meurfee710/
Morfe674,288/
Morphett671,446/
Murfi67336/
Murfa6733/
Murfy6718/
Mourffee671/

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