How common is the surname Murga?

1,413 people in the United States had the surname Murga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. It ranked 19,210th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Murga?

Celina Murga, Argentinian filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.

Where is the surname Murga most common?

Wikidata records people named Murga in Argentina.

Is the surname Murga getting more or less common?

More common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,413 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Murga

A surname, carried by 1,413 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murga is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,413 people named Murga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,014.

#19,210

rank among US surnames

1,413

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+39.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,391)

Who is named Murga

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

86% of people named Murga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Two or more races 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Murgas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Celina Murga
Argentinian filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murga

Murga 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 Murga?: 1,413 people in the United States had the surname Murga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. It ranked 19,210th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murga?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Murga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Murga?: Celina Murga, Argentinian filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
Where is the surname Murga most common?: Wikidata records people named Murga in Argentina.
Is the surname Murga getting more or less common?: More common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,413 in 2010, up 39%.