How common is the surname Murphree?

4,021 people in the United States had the surname Murphree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,783 Americans. It ranked 8,242nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Murphree?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Murphree identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Murphree?

Dennis Murphree, American politician (1886-1949).

Where is the surname Murphree most common?

Wikidata records people named Murphree in the United States.

Is the surname Murphree getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,021 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Murphree

A surname, carried by 4,021 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murphree is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,021 people named Murphree in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,783 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,050.

#8,242

rank among US surnames

4,021

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,238	Rochester	4,024	76,726
#8,239	Bonnett	4,023	76,745
#8,241	Parkin	4,022	76,764
#8,242	Corrado	4,021	76,783
#8,244	Blatt	4,020	76,802

Who is named Murphree

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

96% of people named Murphree identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murphrees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis Murphree
American politician (1886-1949)

Questions

How common is the surname Murphree?: 4,021 people in the United States had the surname Murphree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,783 Americans. It ranked 8,242nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murphree?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Murphree identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Murphree?: Dennis Murphree, American politician (1886-1949).
Where is the surname Murphree most common?: Wikidata records people named Murphree in the United States.
Is the surname Murphree getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,021 in 2010, down 0.7%.