Murtock Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Murtock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Murtock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murtock is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Murtock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murtock is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Murtock is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Murtock live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 100 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Murtock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murtock has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Murtock surname grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murtock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Murtock surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtack8619/
Murtuck860/
Murtak7763/
Murtuk772/
Murtac771/
Mortouk71119/
Murtadk718/
Musrtak711/
Murtuke711/
Murtogh710/
Murthuk710/
Murtoug710/
Murtough67170/
Mourtoux6784/
Murthadk671/

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Murtock Reference & Research

Murdock FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Murtock
  • 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