How common is the surname Murr?

2,565 people in the United States had the surname Murr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,369 Americans. It ranked 12,148th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Murr?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Murr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Murr?

Josef Murr, Austrian botanist (1864-1932).

Where is the surname Murr most common?

Wikidata records people named Murr in Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Murr getting more or less common?

More common. 2,545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,565 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Murr

A surname, carried by 2,565 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murr is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,565 people named Murr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,369 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,545.

#12,148

rank among US surnames

2,565

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,366)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,140	Tuten	2,566	120,322
#12,148	Rosato	2,565	120,369
#12,153	Buff	2,564	120,416
#12,156	Noack	2,563	120,463

Who is named Murr

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

94% of people named Murr identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murrs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josef Murr
Austrian botanist (1864-1932)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murr

Murr has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Murr?: 2,565 people in the United States had the surname Murr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,369 Americans. It ranked 12,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murr?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Murr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Murr?: Josef Murr, Austrian botanist (1864-1932).
Where is the surname Murr most common?: Wikidata records people named Murr in Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Murr getting more or less common?: More common. 2,545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,565 in 2010, up 0.8%.