Murney Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Murney Surname Definition:

An occasional synonym of Murnane, q.v

Murney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Scotland1341:39,9543,758
England891:626,04636,944
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Murney (173) may also be a first name.

Murney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An occasional synonym of Murnane, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Murney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 493,936th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. Murney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Murney live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Murney is also the 694,534th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 173 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent live, Missouri, where 16 percent live and Minnesota, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Murney is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.

Murney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murney surname increased 201 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,680 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murney last name are 2.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murney earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.16% more than the national average, earning $58,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning $44,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourney92485/
Maurney925/
Murneey921/
Murneys921/
Murne91102/
Murny9143/
Mourneye8659/
Mourneyu861/
Murner83621/
Mourne83403/
Morney83352/
Murnie8312/
Murnyi831/
Murnay831/
Murrne831/
Mourny831/
Murneh831/
Murnes830/
Murrny830/
Murnea830/
Murnae830/
Murnne830/
Mirney830/
D'Maurney804/
Mournet77138/
Mournay7760/
Maurnyi7716/
Maurnes777/
Murniya776/
Murnayu773/
Mournei773/
Mournue771/
Murnets771/
Mourner771/
Mournee771/
Mournes771/
Morneye771/
Murhnet771/
Murneed771/
Murneer771/
Moorney770/
Meurnee770/
Morrney770/
Maurnee770/
Murni7356,033/
Morny731,913/
Morne731,216/
Murna73991/
Mirne7377/
Mournaye71134/
Murienne7154/
Maurenne7133/
Meurinne7128/
Mournaya7121/
Murniyah718/
Murehene714/
Maurinne712/
Maurynne711/
Mourinne711/
Muirnead711/
Mournayi711/
Mirnyy672,479/
Mirneh67747/
Mürner67556/
Mornay67433/
Mornie67368/
Mornea67228/
Murnah67223/
Mourna67197/
Murnis67144/
Mierny6799/
Murnai6777/
Mirnyi6742/
Mirnea6731/
Murnih6730/
Mirniy6721/
Mirnei6720/
Mourni6719/
Mirnoy6718/
Murgni6718/
Murnip6718/
Murnau6713/
Murnga6713/
Murnii6712/
Mirnyh679/
Murnit676/
Mornoy676/
Murnna675/
Murnat673/
Maurna672/
Mornee672/
Mirnie672/
Mornei672/
Moorne671/
Morniy671/
Murnad671/
Murnap671/
Murnid671/
Muerni671/
Muerna671/
Mournnaye671/
Mirnay671/
Mirnee671/
Muurni671/
Murrni671/
Mornne670/
Mierne670/

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