Murrison Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Murrison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murrison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
England811:687,87739,238
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1531:24,4652,264
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Murrison Last Name Facts

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

Murrison is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Murrison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrison? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 693,669th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Murrison are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Murrison is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 1,670,318. In The United States Murrison is most frequent in: Kansas, where 19 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and California, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Murrison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murrison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murrison last name expanded 986 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murrison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murrison surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Murrison earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $42,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $45,356 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murrison
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