The surname Murnane
An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,472 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈmʊrnɑːn/ 2 syllables Soundex M655
Origin
Irish origin
From the Irish surname, from Ó Murnáin, reduced from Manannáin (“descendant of Manannán”), a name related to the root of Isle of Man.
Murnane 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 1,472 people named Murnane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,746 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,390.
Who is named Murnane
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Murnane identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 96%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
- Two or more races 0.5%
Other Irish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Murnane come from?
- From the Irish surname, from Ó Murnáin, reduced from Manannáin (“descendant of Manannán”), a name related to the root of Isle of Man.
- How common is the surname Murnane?
- 1,472 people in the United States had the surname Murnane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,746 Americans. It ranked 18,676th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Murnane?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Murnane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- How do you pronounce Murnane?
- Murnane is /ˈmʊrnɑːn/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Murnane?
- Murnane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Murnane getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,472 in 2010, up 5.9%.