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    The surname Murtagh

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,732 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M632

    Murtagh: #16,570 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Murtagh #16,570, 1,732 people Murtagh: #16,570 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Murtagh #16,570, 1,732 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murtagh is more common than 89.8% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    From the Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceard (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.

    Murtagh is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,732 people named Murtagh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,702.

    #16,570
    rank among US surnames
    1,732
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #15,745)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,570Gokey1,732178,260
    #16,575Gaw1,731178,363

    Who is named Murtagh

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

    95% of people named Murtagh identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Murtaghs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kate Murtagh
      American film and TV actress (1920-2017)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Murtagh

    Murtagh has the Soundex code M632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M632.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Murtagh come from?
    From the Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceard (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.
    How common is the surname Murtagh?
    1,732 people in the United States had the surname Murtagh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. It ranked 16,570th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Murtagh?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Murtagh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Murtagh?
    Kate Murtagh, American film and TV actress (1920-2017).
    Where is the surname Murtagh most common?
    Wikidata records people named Murtagh in the United States.
    What type of surname is Murtagh?
    Murtagh is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Murtagh getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,732 in 2010, up 1.8%.