Explore the Family Name Murr

The meaning of Murr

1. German: nickname for a morose person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German murren ‘to grumble’. 2. English: nickname, apparently from Middle English murre ‘catarrh, infection of the nose and throat’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Murr was ranked 11,366 in popularity in 2000 and then fell to 12,148 by 2010; this represents a change of -6.88 percent. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Murr surname slightly increased from 2,545 to 2,565 over the same period, a growth of 0.79 percent. However, the proportion of Murrs per 100,000 people decreased by 7.45 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,366	#12,148	-6.88%
Count	2,545	2,565	0.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.87	-7.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murr

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in 2010, the majority of people with the Murr surname identified as White (93.53 percent), a slight decrease from its 2000 figure of 94.38 percent. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.51 percent in 2000 to 0.66 percent in 2010, marking a 29.41 percent increase. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities declined by 11.03 percent. The Hispanic demographic experienced a 14.69 percent increase, while the Black demographic saw a rise of 19.39 percent. Interestingly, the largest percentage increase was seen in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which jumped 47.78 percent, although it still represented just 1.33 percent of all Murrs in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.38%	93.53%	-0.9%
Hispanic	1.77%	2.03%	14.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.9%	1.33%	47.78%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.29%	-11.03%
Black	0.98%	1.17%	19.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0.66%	29.41%