How common is the surname Murtha?

3,573 people in the United States had the surname Murtha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,411 Americans. It ranked 9,137th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Murtha?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Murtha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Murtha?

John Murtha, American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania (1932-2010).

Where is the surname Murtha most common?

Wikidata records people named Murtha in the United States.

Is the surname Murtha getting more or less common?

More common. 3,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,573 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Murtha

A surname, carried by 3,573 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murtha is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

From the Irish surname, variant of Murtagh.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,573 people named Murtha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,411 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,240.

#9,137

rank among US surnames

3,573

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+10.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,256)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,132	Valtierra	3,576	86,338
#9,134	Lathan	3,575	86,362
#9,135	McCusker	3,574	86,387
#9,137	Murtha	3,573	86,411
#9,138	Rupe	3,572	86,435
#9,139	Manalo	3,571	86,459

Who is named Murtha

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

84% of people named Murtha identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Asian and Pacific Islander 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murthas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Murtha
American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania (1932-2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murtha

Murtha has the Soundex code M630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M630.

Questions

Where does the surname Murtha come from?: From the Irish surname, variant of Murtagh.
How common is the surname Murtha?: 3,573 people in the United States had the surname Murtha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,411 Americans. It ranked 9,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murtha?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Murtha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Murtha?: John Murtha, American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania (1932-2010).
Where is the surname Murtha most common?: Wikidata records people named Murtha in the United States.
Is the surname Murtha getting more or less common?: More common. 3,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,573 in 2010, up 10%.