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    The surname Murrah

    A surname, carried by 1,268 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M600

    Murrah: #20,818 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Murrah #20,818, 1,268 people Murrah: #20,818 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Murrah #20,818, 1,268 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murrah is more common than 87.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,268 people named Murrah in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,490 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,220.

    #20,818
    rank among US surnames
    1,268
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #20,284)

    Who is named Murrah

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

    80% of people named Murrah identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Murrahs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Pendleton Murrah
      American politician (1826-1865)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Murrah

    Murrah 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 Murrah?
    1,268 people in the United States had the surname Murrah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,490 Americans. It ranked 20,818th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Murrah?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Murrah identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Murrah?
    Pendleton Murrah, American politician (1826-1865).
    Where is the surname Murrah most common?
    Wikidata records people named Murrah in the United States.
    Is the surname Murrah getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,220 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,268 in 2010, up 3.9%.