How Many People Have the Last Name Murray?
people had the surname Murray in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,595 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+6,496 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Murray (74.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 19.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Murray ranks #94. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.6% to 74.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Murray grew from 178,414 people in 2000 to 184,910 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #123 to #136. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 66.14 to 62.69 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 178,414 | 184,910 |
| Rank | #123 | #136 |
| Per 100,000 people | 66.14 | 62.69 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Murray
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Murray: M600
👤 Murray as a First Name
Murray is a first name too: about 7,104 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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