Explore the Family Name Murren

The meaning of Murren

English and Irish: variant of Murrin.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Murren has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Murren was the 36,189th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 44,653rd place, marking a change of -23.39%. The actual count of individuals with the Murren surname also decreased from 585 in 2000 to 481 in 2010, a decrease of -17.78%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals bearing the Murren surname per 100,000 people dropped from 0.22 to 0.16, a -27.27% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,189	#44,653	-23.39%
Count	585	481	-17.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.16	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murren

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with individuals carrying the Murren surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those with the Murren surname identify as white, although this percentage saw a slight decrease from 91.79% to 87.73%. Meanwhile, there was a significant increase in the number of individuals identifying as Black, with an increase of 85.24% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a decrease of -29.54%. Notably, in 2010, a small percentage (2.08%) of individuals with the Murren surname identified as belonging to two or more races. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.79%	87.73%	-4.42%
Black	3.93%	7.28%	85.24%
Hispanic	3.25%	2.29%	-29.54%
Two or More Races	0%	2.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%