First Name MURRAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MURRAY is ranked as the 1154th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 26,954.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 8.45 people named MURRAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 89% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MURRAY is 8,959.
  • The SSA data also shows that MURRAY is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names MURRAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 26,954 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,154
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 8,959
  • National Rank 2,226
  • Percentile Rank 97.59%
  • Proportion/100k 2.81

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MURRAY is 82.1% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 12.3% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MURRAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MURRAY is included in the following name categories:
  • English masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MURRAY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.1% 63.9% 18.2%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 12.3% 12.3% 0.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MURRAY is Florida where 3,654 people have this name.
  • Florida is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MURRAY, as 18.37 in every 100,000 Floridians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Florida is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 20 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MURRAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 532 4.13 96.8% Indiana 247 3.75 94.7% Iowa 197 6.33 95.5% Kansas 77 2.66 87.5% Michigan 750 7.56 98.5% Minnesota 349 6.4 97.1% Missouri 299 9.99 95.0% Nebraska 59 3.14 85.2% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.4% Ohio 329 2.84 95.8% South Dakota 9 1.04 39.7% Wisconsin 189 3.28 95.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MURRAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 532 4.13 96.8%
Indiana 247 3.75 94.7%
Iowa 197 6.33 95.5%
Kansas 77 2.66 87.5%
Michigan 750 7.56 98.5%
Minnesota 349 6.4 97.1%
Missouri 299 9.99 95.0%
Nebraska 59 3.14 85.2%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.4%
Ohio 329 2.84 95.8%
South Dakota 9 1.04 39.7%
Wisconsin 189 3.28 95.7%
West State Statistics First-Names MURRAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 41.6% Arizona 592 8.8 95.9% California 3,088 7.96 99.0% Colorado 263 4.92 94.2% Hawaii 60 4.24 88.5% Idaho 141 8.6 89.9% Montana 86 8.43 85.2% Nevada 284 10.01 94.3% New Mexico 128 6.14 88.2% Oregon 248 6.26 93.8% Utah 157 5.35 90.7% Washington 579 8.2 97.6% Wyoming 56 9.58 80.1%

West States
State stats for the first name MURRAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 41.6%
Arizona 592 8.8 95.9%
California 3,088 7.96 99.0%
Colorado 263 4.92 94.2%
Hawaii 60 4.24 88.5%
Idaho 141 8.6 89.9%
Montana 86 8.43 85.2%
Nevada 284 10.01 94.3%
New Mexico 128 6.14 88.2%
Oregon 248 6.26 93.8%
Utah 157 5.35 90.7%
Washington 579 8.2 97.6%
Wyoming 56 9.58 80.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MURRAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 130 3.6 92.4% Maine 61 4.59 83.1% Massachusetts 328 4.87 94.9% New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.6% New Jersey 615 6.88 96.9% New York 3,263 16.53 99.2% Pennsylvania 709 5.55 97.5% Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.7% Vermont 63 10.01 88.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MURRAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 130 3.6 92.4%
Maine 61 4.59 83.1%
Massachusetts 328 4.87 94.9%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.6%
New Jersey 615 6.88 96.9%
New York 3,263 16.53 99.2%
Pennsylvania 709 5.55 97.5%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.7%
Vermont 63 10.01 88.8%
South State Statistics First-Names MURRAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 488 10.07 96.6% Arkansas 192 6.48 93.2% Delaware 39 4.18 90.7% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 87.0% Florida 3,654 18.37 99.3% Georgia 861 8.53 97.9% Kentucky 130 2.94 91.6% Louisiana 368 7.92 95.5% Maryland 452 7.56 97.2% Mississippi 299 9.99 95.0% North Carolina 906 9.11 98.3% Oklahoma 135 3.49 91.4% South Carolina 419 8.68 96.1% Tennessee 542 8.27 97.0% Texas 1,792 6.65 98.7% Virginia 426 5.11 96.6% West Virginia 36 1.97 77.4%

South States
State stats for the first name MURRAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 488 10.07 96.6%
Arkansas 192 6.48 93.2%
Delaware 39 4.18 90.7%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 87.0%
Florida 3,654 18.37 99.3%
Georgia 861 8.53 97.9%
Kentucky 130 2.94 91.6%
Louisiana 368 7.92 95.5%
Maryland 452 7.56 97.2%
Mississippi 299 9.99 95.0%
North Carolina 906 9.11 98.3%
Oklahoma 135 3.49 91.4%
South Carolina 419 8.68 96.1%
Tennessee 542 8.27 97.0%
Texas 1,792 6.65 98.7%
Virginia 426 5.11 96.6%
West Virginia 36 1.97 77.4%
 

Full Names with MURRAY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MURRAY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MURRAY.

The most popular full name is MURRAY Smith. 0.96% of all the people named MURRAY have this family name.

There are 3301 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MURRAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MURRAY Smith 0.96%
2 MURRAY Murphy 0.79%
3 MURRAY Cohen 0.78%
4 MURRAY Johnson 0.74%
5 MURRAY Thomas 0.69%
6 MURRAY Miller 0.57%
7 MURRAY Williams 0.57%
8 MURRAY Brown 0.55%
9 MURRAY Davis 0.47%
10 MURRAY Wilson 0.45%
11 MURRAY Anderson 0.43%
12 MURRAY Hill 0.33%
13 MURRAY Jones 0.33%
14 MURRAY Scott 0.33%
15 MURRAY Friedman 0.31%
16 MURRAY Martin 0.31%
17 MURRAY Thompson 0.29%
18 MURRAY King 0.26%
19 MURRAY Lewis 0.26%
20 MURRAY Gordon 0.24%