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Murray

in the US

There are 140,651 people with the last name "Murray" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Murray 114
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  1. is 110th most common Hayes
  2. is 111th most common Ellis
  3. is 112th most common Gibson
  4. is 113th most common Stevens
  5. is 114th most common Murray
  6. is 115th most common Bryant
  7. is 116th most common Marshall
  8. is 117th most common Ford
  9. is 118th most common Harrison

Similar Names and Nicknames

Morrow, Murrell, Murry, Marr, Muir, Murr, Marra, Merry, Marrow, Murrieta

Most Common First Names for Murray

James, John, Michael, Robert, William, David, Thomas, Richard, Mary, Charles

Meaning & History

Scottish: regional name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which is probably named with Old Celtic elements meaning ‘sea’ + ‘settlement’.

Irish (southern Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ (the name of several different families in various parts of Ireland), or a shortened form of McMurray.

Irish: reduced form of MacIlmurray, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire (see Gilmore).

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