Explore the Family Name Murnin

The meaning of Murnin

Irish: from Ó Muirnín ‘descendant of Muirnín’, a diminutive of the personal name Muirne, which means ‘high-spirited, festive’ from muirn ‘mirth, affection’. Compare Morning and Mourning.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Murnin has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 97,848th on the list of most common surnames, but by 2010 it had risen to rank 87,663; representing a positive change of 10.41%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the Murnin name also increased from 172 in 2000 to 212 in 2010, showing a growth of 23.26%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people also saw an increase of 16.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,848	#87,663	10.41%
Count	172	212	23.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murnin

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with the surname Murnin identify as White. In 2000, 97.67% of the Murnins identified as White, but this figure slightly decreased to 93.87% in 2010, marking a change of -3.89%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, the data shows a new appearance of Hispanic identity among the Murnins in 2010, with 2.36% identifying as such. This ethnicity was not present in the 2000 data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained constant at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	93.87%	-3.89%
Hispanic	0%	2.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%