Explore the Family Name Murden

The meaning of Murden

English (Nottinghamshire and Huntingdonshire): variant of Morden or Marden.

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

Popularity: Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Murden experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Murden was ranked 27,105th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 32,676th. This represents a decrease in popularity of 20.55%. The number of people with the surname also dropped from 840 in 2000 to 703 in 2010, a drop of 16.31%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Murden per 100k fell from 0.31 to 0.24, a decrease of 22.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,105	#32,676	-20.55%
Count	840	703	-16.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.24	-22.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murden

Ethnicity: According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Murden from 2000 to 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during both years. However, individuals who identified as two or more races increased their representation from 1.31% to 2.70%, an increase of 106.11%. Individuals identifying as White constituted the majority at 61.07% in 2000, but this percentage decreased to 53.77% in 2010. In contrast, individuals identifying as Black increased their representation from 36.79% to 41.39%. Notably, the Hispanic community, which had no representation in 2000, accounted for 1.28% of the Murdens in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.07%	53.77%	-11.95%
Black	36.79%	41.39%	12.5%
Two or More Races	1.31%	2.7%	106.11%
Hispanic	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%