How common is the surname Murry?

10,140 people in the United States had the surname Murry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,448 Americans. It ranked 3,518th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Murry?

George Murry, American Roman Catholic bishop (1948-2020), followed by Toure Murry.

Where is the surname Murry most common?

Wikidata records people named Murry in the United States.

How do you pronounce Murry?

Murry is /ˈmɜːɹi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Murry getting more or less common?

More common. 9,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,140 in 2010, up 5.7%.

The surname Murry

A surname, carried by 10,140 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɜːɹi/ 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). Murry is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,140 people named Murry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,448 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,590.

#3,518

rank among US surnames

10,140

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,510	Chapin	10,175	30,344
#3,511	Hodgson	10,173	30,350
#3,513	Lanham	10,170	30,358
#3,514	Mendes	10,162	30,382
#3,515	Weiler	10,160	30,388
#3,516	Lindberg	10,149	30,421
#3,517	Valdovinos	10,147	30,427

Who is named Murry

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

51% of people named Murry identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murrys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Murry
American Roman Catholic bishop (1948-2020)
Toure Murry
American basketball player (born 1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murry

Murry 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 Murry?: 10,140 people in the United States had the surname Murry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,448 Americans. It ranked 3,518th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murry?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Murry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Murry?: George Murry, American Roman Catholic bishop (1948-2020), followed by Toure Murry.
Where is the surname Murry most common?: Wikidata records people named Murry in the United States.
How do you pronounce Murry?: Murry is /ˈmɜːɹi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Murry getting more or less common?: More common. 9,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,140 in 2010, up 5.7%.