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    The surname Murdaugh

    A surname, carried by 1,309 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɜː(ɹ)dɔː/ 2 syllables Soundex M632

    Murdaugh: #20,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Murdaugh #20,309, 1,309 people Murdaugh: #20,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Murdaugh #20,309, 1,309 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murdaugh is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,309 people named Murdaugh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,194.

    #20,309
    rank among US surnames
    1,309
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.6%
    change since 2000 (was #20,618)

    Who is named Murdaugh

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

    56% of people named Murdaugh identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 56%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 40%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Murdaugh

    Murdaugh has the Soundex code M632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M632.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Murdaugh?
    1,309 people in the United States had the surname Murdaugh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Murdaugh?
    In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Murdaugh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Murdaugh?
    Murdaugh is /ˈmɜː(ɹ)dɔː/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Murdaugh getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,194 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, up 9.6%.