How common is the surname Murchison?

4,089 people in the United States had the surname Murchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,506 Americans. It ranked 8,106th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Murchison?

Ira Murchison, American athletic competitor (1933–1994).

Where is the surname Murchison most common?

Wikidata records people named Murchison in the United States.

How do you pronounce Murchison?

Murchison is /məːt͡ʃɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Murchison getting more or less common?

More common. 3,913 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,089 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Murchison

A surname, carried by 4,089 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məːt͡ʃɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex M622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murchison is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,089 people named Murchison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,506 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,913.

#8,106

rank among US surnames

4,089

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,846)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,101	Burrus	4,094	75,414
#8,102	Kania	4,092	75,451
#8,103	June	4,091	75,469
#8,106	Llanos	4,089	75,506
#8,110	Dunson	4,088	75,525
#8,113	Deans	4,087	75,543

Who is named Murchison

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

51% of people named Murchison identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murchisons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ira Murchison
American athletic competitor (1933–1994)

Questions

How common is the surname Murchison?: 4,089 people in the United States had the surname Murchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,506 Americans. It ranked 8,106th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murchison?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Murchison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Murchison?: Ira Murchison, American athletic competitor (1933–1994).
Where is the surname Murchison most common?: Wikidata records people named Murchison in the United States.
How do you pronounce Murchison?: Murchison is /məːt͡ʃɪsən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Murchison getting more or less common?: More common. 3,913 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,089 in 2010, up 4.5%.