How common is the surname McMurry?

3,687 people in the United States had the surname McMurry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,739 Americans. It ranked 8,882nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McMurry?

John E. McMurry, American chemist.

Where is the surname McMurry most common?

Wikidata records people named McMurry in the United States.

Is the surname McMurry getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,687 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname McMurry

An Irish surname, carried by 3,687 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). McMurry is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McMurray.

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 3,687 people named McMurry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,739 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,726.

#8,882

rank among US surnames

3,687

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #8,195)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,873	Gailey	3,690	83,671
#8,875	Laflamme	3,689	83,694
#8,878	Stanger	3,688	83,716
#8,882	Geddes	3,687	83,739
#8,885	Hollon	3,686	83,762
#8,887	Bisson	3,685	83,784
#8,888	Langham	3,684	83,807

Who is named McMurry

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

83% of people named McMurry identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMurrys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John E. McMurry
American chemist, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMurry

McMurry 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 McMurry come from?: Variant of McMurray.
How common is the surname McMurry?: 3,687 people in the United States had the surname McMurry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,739 Americans. It ranked 8,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMurry?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McMurry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McMurry?: John E. McMurry, American chemist.
Where is the surname McMurry most common?: Wikidata records people named McMurry in the United States.
Is the surname McMurry getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,687 in 2010, down 1.0%.