Murrill Surname

259,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Murrill Surname Definition:

=Morell, q.v.

Murrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
England841:663,31038,317
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Murrill (95) may also be a first name.

Murrill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

=Morell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Murrill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murrill has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Murrill.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 259,764th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,816,620 people. The surname Murrill is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Murrill live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 95 people.

The surname Murrill is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,377 people, or 1 in 263,224. In The United States Murrill is primarily found in: Maryland, where 20 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Murrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murrill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murrill surname increased 497 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murrill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murrill surname are 26.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murrill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $42,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $58,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murriell9386/
Murril9262/
Murill9223/
Murrll921/
Murrell8623,963/
Morrill8611,471/
Murriel86655/
Muriell8619/
Mirrill862/
Maurill861/
Murréll861/
Mourill860/
Muril8358/
Murrl831/
Mauriell8015/
Meurrell803/
Meurriel802/
Moerrill801/
Morriell801/
Maurrell801/
Mmorrill800/
Muriel7727,406/
Murrel77384/
Murell77246/
Mauril77224/
Morril7772/
Morill7770/
Musril7726/
Mouril773/
Mirill773/
Mirril773/
Muriël771/
Muhril771/
Murzil771/
Murl73147/
Morrell7126,694/
Maurell71433/
Mauriol71318/
Morriel7169/
Mauriel7158/
Murzell7146/
Meurell7124/
Mirrell7119/
Murreld7116/
Moriell7112/
Meuriel718/
Murrellová713/
Mourell713/
Mirriel712/
Moorill712/
Maurrel711/
Muerell711/
Hmmuril711/
Muirell711/
Mueriel711/
Moril671,319/
Murel67305/
Miril67177/
Mirll6713/
Murilova6711/
Murzl678/
Murld677/
Muurl673/
Morrelll672/
Murhl671/
Mourl671/
Maurl671/
Morreell670/
Muhrl670/
Moorrell670/

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