Murrow Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Murrow Surname Definition:

= Murray1, q.v.

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Murrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7271:209,87820,531
England1501:371,45426,286
Wales481:64,4695,713
Tanzania461:1,150,90546,491
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Wales141:112,0304,740
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

Murrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Murray1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Cambridgeshire Orfrom the Danish, Murer; from the French, Moreau; from the Dutch, Morreau; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

An Irish and Scottish surname of Gaelic origins deriving from Murchadha, meaning 'sea warrior'.

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Murrow Last Name Facts

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

Murrow occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murrow is the 203,734th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Murrow are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Murrow is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,727 people, or 1 in 209,878. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 11 percent are found, Kansas, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Murrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murrow last name grew 708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States Murrow are 31.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.61% being registered to vote for the party.

Murrow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murrowa922/
Murrows921/
Murow9145/
Morrow8399,074/
Murowa83642/
Murowe83205/
Mirrow83159/
Mourow836/
Murraw834/
Maurow833/
Murgow832/
Muurow831/
Mutrow830/
Mourowa776/
Morroww773/
Morrowa773/
Morrrow772/
Mourowe771/
Moorrow771/
Murohwe771/
Mirow731,332/
Murov73910/
Morow73178/
Muruw7348/
Muraw7333/
Murof7333/
Murob7319/
Murabowa7123/
Murova671,721/
Morowa67968/
Murzov67545/
Mierow67381/
Muroff67279/
Maurov6760/
Murgov6733/
Muerov6718/
Moorow6715/
Murgaw6715/
Mirrov678/
Muroof677/
Murawe674/
Maurof673/
Morraw673/
Muroev673/
Moroow673/
Mourov672/
Murraf672/
Mourof672/
Murhov672/
Morzow671/
Muraws671/
Hmurov671/
Mihrow671/
Murhof671/
Mutrov671/
Murrab670/
Murrav670/
Moerow670/
Morrof670/

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Murrow Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murrow
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