Murrray Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Murrray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Murrray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murrray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murrray is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murrray? popularity and diffusion
Murrray is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Murrray is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Murrray live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 307,506. Besides Northern Ireland it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.
Murrray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Murrray has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Murrray
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