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 last name Murtock is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible 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 occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Murtock is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Murtock reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

Murtock is most widely held in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Murtock is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 100 percent live. Aside from England Murtock is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Murtock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Murtock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Murtock last name is principally 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
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