How common is the surname Murrow?

1,384 people in the United States had the surname Murrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,082 Americans. It ranked 19,513th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Murrow?

Edward R. Murrow, American broadcast journalist (1908–1965).

Where is the surname Murrow most common?

Wikidata records people named Murrow in the United States.

Is the surname Murrow getting more or less common?

More common. 1,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,384 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Murrow

A surname, carried by 1,384 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murrow is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

From Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr (“moor”) + Middle English rewe, rowe, rawe, from Old English rǣw, rāw.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,384 people named Murrow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,082 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,280.

#19,513

rank among US surnames

1,384

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,515)

Who is named Murrow

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

89% of people named Murrow identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murrows

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward R. Murrow
American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murrow

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

Questions

Where does the surname Murrow come from?: From Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr (“moor”) + Middle English rewe, rowe, rawe, from Old English rǣw, rāw.
How common is the surname Murrow?: 1,384 people in the United States had the surname Murrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,082 Americans. It ranked 19,513th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murrow?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Murrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Murrow?: Edward R. Murrow, American broadcast journalist (1908–1965).
Where is the surname Murrow most common?: Wikidata records people named Murrow in the United States.
Is the surname Murrow getting more or less common?: More common. 1,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,384 in 2010, up 8.1%.