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

The last name Murrison is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 693,669th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Murrison live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 1,670,318. In The United States Murrison is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 19 percent reside, Ohio, where 18 percent reside and California, where 16 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Scotland, where 15 percent reside.

Murrison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murrison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murrison surname rose 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 bearing the Murrison surname is chiefly 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% registered with the 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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