How common is the surname Murley?

1,709 people in the United States had the surname Murley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,659 Americans. It ranked 16,734th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Murley?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Murley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Murley?

Matt Murley, American ice hockey player.

Where is the surname Murley most common?

Wikidata records people named Murley in the United States.

Is the surname Murley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,632 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,709 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Murley

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,709 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murley is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murthuile (“descendant of Murthuile”), a personal name derived from murthuile (“sea tide”).

Murley is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,709 people named Murley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,659 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,632.

#16,734

rank among US surnames

1,709

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,271)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,728	Rivenbark	1,710	180,553
#16,734	Forbush	1,709	180,659
#16,743	Petti	1,708	180,764

Who is named Murley

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

92% of people named Murley identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matt Murley
American ice hockey player, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murley

Murley has the Soundex code M640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M640.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Murley come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murthuile (“descendant of Murthuile”), a personal name derived from murthuile (“sea tide”).
How common is the surname Murley?: 1,709 people in the United States had the surname Murley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,659 Americans. It ranked 16,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murley?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Murley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Murley?: Matt Murley, American ice hockey player.
Where is the surname Murley most common?: Wikidata records people named Murley in the United States.
What type of surname is Murley?: Murley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Murley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,632 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,709 in 2010, up 4.7%.