Murton Surname
Approximately 3,546 people bear this surname
Murton Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Moor-Farm [Old English mór + tún] Murton, Cumb., and Murton, Northumb., are called indifferently Murton or Moortown.
Murton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,858 | 1:29,988 | 4,027 |
| United States | 649 | 1:558,488 | 46,038 |
| Australia | 510 | 1:52,933 | 6,534 |
| Canada | 222 | 1:165,971 | 16,704 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 989 | 1:24,646 | 3,420 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
Murton (134) may also be a first name.
Murton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Moor-Farm [Old English mór + tún] Murton, Cumb., and Murton, Northumb., are called indifferently Murton or Moortown.
Townships in cos. Cumberland, Westmoreland, Northumberland, and York.
Murton Demographics
Average Male Murton Height
177.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Murton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murton is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 127,861st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,055,145 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Murton reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. Murton is also the 800,975th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 134 people.
It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,858 people, or 1 in 29,988. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Suffolk, where 10 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Murton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Murton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Murton surname grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 820 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Murton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Murton last name are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.76% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Murton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning R 235,872 per year; in United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $53,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mourton | 92 | 534 | / |
| Muirton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muerton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Maurton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Murrton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Mourtont | 86 | 2 | / |
| Murthone | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murtongh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Morton | 83 | 140,955 | / |
| Murtan | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mirton | 83 | 17 | / |
| Murtun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moorton | 77 | 153 | / |
| Mirtoon | 77 | 82 | / |
| Morthon | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mortton | 77 | 13 | / |
| Murtand | 77 | 5 | / |
| Murtang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Murtane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Murtung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Morrton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirthon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murthan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mortonn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murtune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moerton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourtan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mortoon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Murtasin | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maurtand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murtangh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mortan | 67 | 328 | / |
| Mortun | 67 | 160 | / |
| Mirtan | 67 | 102 | / |
| Mortoń | 67 | 32 | / |
| Murtam | 67 | 21 | / |
| Murtanova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Murtum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Murtaasin | 67 | 1 | / |
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