Explore the Family Name Murin

The meaning of Murin

1. Slovak (mainly Murín, also Muríň); Rusyn (mainly from Slovakia) and Ukrainian (standard transliteration Muryn); Belorussian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with a dark complexion, from Slovak murín, Belorussian and Yiddish murin, Ukrainian muryn ‘moor’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Muriny in Belarus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Murin has seen a notable decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Murin ranked 36,807 in terms of popularity and had a count of 572. By 2010, however, its rank had fallen to 45,886 and the count decreased to 465. This represents a drop in popularity by 24.67% and a reduction in count by 18.71%. The proportion per 100,000 also declined from 0.21 to 0.16, marking a decrease of 23.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,807	#45,886	-24.67%
Count	572	465	-18.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.16	-23.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murin

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that a majority of individuals with the Murin surname identify as White, with a slight decrease from 94.23% in 2000 to 93.76% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 2.45% in 2000 to 3.87% in 2010. While the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0 for both years, the Black ethnicity saw a decrease to 0% in 2010 from 2.45% in 2000. Interestingly, the category of two or more races emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.08% of the Murin surname holders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	93.76%	-0.5%
Hispanic	2.45%	3.87%	57.96%
Two or More Races	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%