Murpht Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murpht 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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Murpht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Murpht 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)

Murpht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murpht is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murpht? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Murpht reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Murpht is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: Alabama, where 40 percent live, New York, where 40 percent live and Kentucky, where 20 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Murpht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murpht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murpht surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murpht Last Name Statistics demography

Murpht earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murph912,383/
Murpt911/
Murphe834/
Musrph831/
Murphs831/
Morpht831/
Murrph831/
Murphp831/
Murphf831/
Murhph831/
Murp808/
Murpf73177/
Murpe7311/
Murbh737/
Morph733/
Maurp732/
Murfch672/
Murbch671/
Moorph671/

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