The surname Murcia
A surname, carried by 2,563 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex M620
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,563 people named Murcia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,463 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,480.
#12,156
rank among US surnames
2,563
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+73.2%
change since 2000 (was #17,540)
Who is named Murcia
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Murcia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
- Two or more races 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Murcia has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.
Questions
- How common is the surname Murcia?
- 2,563 people in the United States had the surname Murcia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,463 Americans. It ranked 12,156th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Murcia?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Murcia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Murcia getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,480 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,563 in 2010, up 73%.