How common is the surname McMurray?

9,824 people in the United States had the surname McMurray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,428 Americans. It ranked 3,613th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McMurray?

Sam McMurray, American actor, followed by Jamie McMurray.

Where is the surname McMurray most common?

Wikidata records people named McMurray in the United States.

Is the surname McMurray getting more or less common?

More common. 9,492 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,824 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname McMurray

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 9,824 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMurray is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock.

McMurray is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,824 people named McMurray in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,428 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,492.

#3,613

rank among US surnames

9,824

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,444)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,604	Jay	9,852	31,338
#3,605	McCarter	9,849	31,348
#3,606	Lebron	9,843	31,367
#3,607	Schott	9,842	31,370
#3,608	Kuykendall	9,841	31,373
#3,609	Ye	9,839	31,380
#3,610	Chou	9,834	31,396

Who is named McMurray

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named McMurray identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMurrays

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam McMurray
American actor, born 1952
Jamie McMurray
American racing driver, born 1976
Fred MacMurray
American actor (1908–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMurray

McMurray has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McMurray come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock.
How common is the surname McMurray?: 9,824 people in the United States had the surname McMurray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,428 Americans. It ranked 3,613th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMurray?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named McMurray identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McMurray?: Sam McMurray, American actor, followed by Jamie McMurray.
Where is the surname McMurray most common?: Wikidata records people named McMurray in the United States.
What type of surname is McMurray?: McMurray is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McMurray getting more or less common?: More common. 9,492 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,824 in 2010, up 3.5%.