Explore the Family Name Murto

The meaning of Murto

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from murto ‘forest clearing’. Established as a hereditary surname mainly since the 19th century in western and southern Finland. Adopted also as an ornamental name in the name-changing campaigns of the early 20th century. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Tauno, Wilho.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Murto" saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 76,946th and by 2010, it fell to 80,926th, marking a drop of 5.17%. Despite this dip in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Murto surname increased marginally from 232 in 2000 to 234 in 2010, a growth of 0.86%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an 11.11% decline from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,946	#80,926	-5.17%
Count	232	234	0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murto

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals bearing the Murto surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 95.69% to 95.30% over the decade. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The Hispanic ethnicity showed a notable increase, from non-existence in 2000 to 2.56% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified with two or more races in 2000; unfortunately, the 2010 data for this category was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.69%	95.3%	-0.41%
Hispanic	0%	2.56%	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%