McMurray
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock.
Proper noun
McMurray (countable and uncountable, plural McMurrays)
- A surname from Irish.
- A census-designeted place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McMurray is the 3613th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9824 individuals. McMurray is most common among White (81.47%) and Black/African American (12.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMurray”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.