Murtry Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murtry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Murtry Last Name Facts

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

Murtry is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Murtry reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Murtry is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most numerous in: Arkansas, where 14 percent reside, Colorado, where 14 percent reside and Indiana, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 10 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Murtry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murtry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murtry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Murtry earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtrey929/
Murtrhy922/
Murtray921/
Mourtry920/
Mourtray861/
Murtra83168/
Murtri8311/
Mirtry834/
Murtre830/
Murtrie778/
Mortrey773/
Murtrhi771/
Mourtra771/
Mortray771/
Murthree719/
Murtraja711/
Murthrie710/
Mirtri6710/
Mortra671/

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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 Murtry
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