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
Murrray is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murrray? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Murrray occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Murrray reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Murrray is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 307,506. Outside of Northern Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.
Murrray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Murrray has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Murrray last name increased 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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