# Murrin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/murrin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,519 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,278 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 203,256 people |
| Change since 2000 | +15% (1,321 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Murran |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireáin (“descendant of Muireán”), a diminutive of a personal name beginning with muir (“sea”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Murrin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Similar surnames

Marin, Morin, Morrin, Mahurin, Moreno, Moran, Marino, Marion, Merino, Mariano, Marron, Mariani.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.