Murfit Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Murfit 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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Murfit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia451:599,90442,958
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States241:15,102,456529,929
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Murfit 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)

Murfit Last Name Facts

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

Murfit is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murfit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murfit is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Murfit occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Murfit are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Murfit is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 599,904. In Australia Murfit is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Australia Murfit is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Murfit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murfit has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Murfit surname contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 141 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murfit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murfit are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Murfit earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murfitt922,346/
Murffit921/
Murfhit920/
Murfith920/
Murfi91336/
Murffitt861/
Murfet83794/
Morfit8396/
Murfhi8333/
Murfie833/
Murfio831/
Meurfi831/
Mourfi831/
Murfid831/
Morfitt771,121/
Murfett77679/
Morffit773/
Murphit772/
Morfeit770/
Murffie770/
Morfiet770/
Morfi731,061/
Murfa7333/
Murfy7318/
Murfe7316/
Maurfett710/
Morffi671,995/
Murphi67288/
Murfee67199/
Murfey67105/
Morfei6735/
Murfhy6712/
Morfie6711/
Murffy6710/
Murfay679/
Morfid678/
Murrfy673/
Morfii673/
Morfet673/
Mirfet672/
Mirfid671/
Murfer671/
Murffe671/
Mourfy671/
Muirfy670/
Murpfy670/

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