Murtough Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Murtough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Murtough Last Name Facts

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

Murtough has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtough? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. Murtough occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Murtough reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England Murtough is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 21 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 15 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Murtough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murtough has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Murtough last name expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 41 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murtough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Murtough earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $51,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murthough943/
Murtugh932/
Murtoug930/
Murtogh930/
Murtaugh882,398/
Murthugh880/
Murteugh880/
Murtug862/
Murthaugh820/
Morthough820/
Murtheugh820/
Murttaugh820/
Murtagh8012,400/
Murtaug801/
Mourtoux7584/
Maurtagh753/
Mortaugh751/
Murthagh751/
Mirtaugh750/
Murttagh750/
Murteigh750/
Murtag715/
Murtuk712/
Mortouk67119/
Mortagh6713/
Murtock6711/
Murtahg672/
Murtuke671/
Murtujq671/
Murthaq671/
Murtuck670/
Murthag670/
Morthug670/
Murthuk670/

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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
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  • 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 Murtough
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