This surname may be extinct

Murroes Surname Definition:

MURROES: Soland de Mureus who witnessed a charter by Emaldus, bishop of St. Andrews, c. 1160-62 (RPSA., p. 128), derived his name from Murroes in the perish of the same name in Angus. James Mueros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, died 1796 (Scots Magazine).

Read More About This Surname

Murroes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MURROES: Soland de Mureus who witnessed a charter by Emaldus, bishop of St. Andrews, c. 1160-62 (RPSA., p. 128), derived his name from Murroes in the perish of the same name in Angus. James Mueros, bookseller in Kilmarnock, died 1796 (Scots Magazine). Miss Jessie Meuros Peat of Dunblane died 1933. The placename is now spelled Muirhouse. See Mujrhouse.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murros9231/
Murroe922/
Mourros8643/
Mourroe861/
Morroes860/
Murries860/
Muros832,420/
Muroe8311/
Mourries8011/
Maurries801/
Mourgoes801/
Morros771,317/
Muyres77622/
Muries77167/
Mauros77116/
Mouros7770/
Muires7743/
Miroes7716/
Murohe7710/
Mouroe779/
Murois777/
Mauroe775/
Mureis772/
Mureus772/
Murrus772/
Muraes772/
Mmuroe771/
Murees771/
Muiroe771/
Mujres771/
Muuros771/
Murosh771/
Musroe770/
Mouries711,357/
Mauries711,200/
Muijres71175/
Maurois71162/
Mourroz7163/
Mouraes7147/
Meurois7126/
Murrays7119/
Maurrus7118/
Meuross7117/
Mourees7115/
Murgeas7114/
Morraes714/
Maurees714/
Murraer713/
Muriesh713/
Morowes713/
Murayes712/
Maureas711/
Meutroe711/
Mauraes711/
Morrosh711/
Morross711/
Mauroos711/
Mureise711/
Maurous711/
Mureesh711/
Muhrrus711/
Murrayeshe711/
Morreys711/
Morreus711/
Morreis711/
Moureas711/
Mouroet711/
Maurues711/
Morrous710/
Mauross710/
Morreas710/
Murraey710/
Mourrus710/
Morrois710/
Moros678,305/
Murus6791/
Murae6755/
Muroz6740/
Morrosch6729/
Morraies678/
Mourgous673/
Maureiss673/
Murhouse671/
Maurouts671/
Murrayse671/
Mourhous671/
Moureiss671/
Maurhoss671/
Mauroose671/
D'Mauros671/
Maurruce671/
Morrouis670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Murroes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis