How common is the surname McMurtrie?

1,006 people in the United States had the surname McMurtrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,904 Americans. It ranked 24,762nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McMurtrie?

Charles McMurtrie, Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1878–1951).

Where is the surname McMurtrie most common?

Wikidata records people named McMurtrie in Australia.

Is the surname McMurtrie getting more or less common?

More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,006 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname McMurtrie

A surname, carried by 1,006 people in the United States.

4 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). McMurtrie is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

Variant of McMurtry.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,006 people named McMurtrie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,904 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 972.

#24,762

rank among US surnames

1,006

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #24,180)

Who is named McMurtrie

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

95% of people named McMurtrie identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMurtries

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles McMurtrie
Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1878–1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMurtrie

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

Questions

Where does the surname McMurtrie come from?: Variant of McMurtry.
How common is the surname McMurtrie?: 1,006 people in the United States had the surname McMurtrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,904 Americans. It ranked 24,762nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMurtrie?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McMurtrie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named McMurtrie?: Charles McMurtrie, Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1878–1951).
Where is the surname McMurtrie most common?: Wikidata records people named McMurtrie in Australia.
Is the surname McMurtrie getting more or less common?: More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,006 in 2010, up 3.5%.