Explore the Family Name Mcmurtrie

The meaning of Mcmurtrie

Scottish: variant of McMurtry.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Mcmurtrie in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname McMurtrie has seen small fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, McMurtrie ranked 24,180th in popularity with a count of 972, representing a proportion of 0.36 per 100,000 people. The decade following saw a slight shift in the surname's prevalence. By 2010, the surname's rank had dipped to 24,762nd, despite an increase in the count to 1,006. This change reflects a drop of 2.41% in rank and a rise of 3.5% in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 5.56%, falling to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,180	#24,762	-2.41%
Count	972	1,006	3.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcmurtrie

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnic identities associated with the McMurtrie surname. In 2000, the vast majority (96.19%) of those with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly declined to 94.53% by 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.44% to 2.68%. Additionally, individuals identifying as Hispanic doubled from 0.72% to 1.49%. However, there was a noticeable decrease in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, dropping from 1.13% to 0.80%. No individuals with the McMurtrie surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	94.53%	-1.73%
Two or More Races	1.44%	2.68%	86.11%
Hispanic	0.72%	1.49%	106.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.13%	0.8%	-29.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%