Murley Surname

123,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Murley Surname Definition:

Ó Muirthile This Co. Cork name has generally become Hurley, q.v. IF 186

Murley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1471:168,82117,087
England6661:83,6619,219
Canada3711:99,31410,780
Australia3461:78,0229,105
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Wales251:123,7819,267
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
France101:6,642,272293,169
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3671:66,4187,579
Wales341:46,1302,397
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:171,39515,445

Murley (128) may also be a first name.

Murley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Muirthile This Co. Cork name has generally become Hurley, q.v. IF 186

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Muirthile This Co. Cork name has generally become Hurley, q.v. IF 186

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From Moorly; a location name in Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Murley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murley? popularity and diffusion

Murley is the 123,115th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,964,298 people. Murley is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Murley are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Murley is also the 821,896th most frequently used first name globally, held by 128 people.

Murley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 168,821. In The United States Murley is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Tennessee, where 12 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Murley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murley last name grew 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murley last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murley last name are 11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.77% registered with the party.

The amount Murley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.84% more than the national average, earning R 510,540 per year; in United States they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $45,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourley926/
Murrley926/
Mhurley923/
Murhley920/
Meurley920/
Murlley920/
Murle91329/
Murly9163/
Mourleya864/
Murlieye862/
Mahurley861/
Meurlley861/
Morley8352,701/
Mirley8387/
Muerle8369/
Meurle8359/
Murlee8315/
Murles8314/
Murrle8314/
Murlie8310/
Mourle838/
Murlay835/
Mourly833/
Maurle831/
Murlhe831/
Murluy831/
Murlya831/
Murrly831/
Muhrle831/
Murler831/
Murlet831/
Muerly830/
Mohurle7719,854/
Mahurle77658/
Moorley77478/
Murless77133/
Meurlet7741/
Meurlay7741/
Mourlet7740/
Murliya7730/
Muerrle7719/
Murelle7718/
Murille7713/
Murrlie773/
Mourlay773/
Mourles773/
Murller772/
Morlley771/
Mhaurle771/
Morliey771/
Mourlle771/
Murlych771/
Murrlay771/
Moerley771/
Mourlie771/
Mirleye771/
Mourhly771/
Murelly771/
Muirely770/
Murlett770/
Meurrle770/
Morrley770/
Murla735,552/
Murli732,642/
Morle732,314/
Mirle73185/
Mürle73134/
Morly7350/
Murlà738/
Murlá734/
Mourelle711,538/
Murielle711,023/
Maurille71255/
Mourlaye71175/
Murrelle7179/
Mourille7177/
Maurelle7152/
Murlless7145/
Mutrelle7141/
Murrille7136/
Murliyah7123/
Murliyeh7117/
Maurelly718/
Murilles712/
Murelles712/
Mourelly712/
Murellez711/
Morleyii711/
Maurlaye711/
Murillet711/
Muruelle711/
Murillyo711/
Muirlees710/
Mureller710/
Morloy67432/
Murlis67119/
Mourla67116/
Morlay67107/
Murillejo6762/
Moutrille6759/
Murlia6759/
Mirlay6752/
Mierle6744/
Maurellet6744/
Morlee6744/
Murlat6743/
Murlla6739/
Murlas6735/
Morlie6729/
Mürrle6726/
Muurla6715/
Moerle6710/
Mirlea679/
Murlai678/
Morlle677/
Maurelles677/
Maurielle674/
Murrla673/
Morleu673/
Mmurli672/
Mourli672/
Maurli672/
Morlei672/
Moorle672/
Mourelles672/
Morlya671/
Maurla671/
Meurla671/
Morluy671/
Murlli671/
Muerla671/
Moerly671/
Morrelley671/
Murrlé671/
Mourielly671/
Meurli671/
Murrelles670/
Morlly670/
Morhle670/

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