Last Name MURRAY

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Meaning	A warlike tribe called the Moravii came at an early day from Germany to Scotland, and gave their name to the district now called Moray or Murray. The family name was originally de Moravia, and they are descended from Friskinus de Moravia. 'De Moravia.' Some deduce this family from a warlike people called the 'Moravii,' who came from Germany into Scotland, and affixed their own nomenclature to that district now called the 'shire of Moray.' The root of the name is the same whether Moravian or Gaelic, and signifies the great water, from 'mar,' great, and 'an' or 'av,' water. Lord, master.

Origin	Scottish, Irish, Jewish, French, Celtic, Falkland, Austrian, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank	123 (2000 US census)	122 (1990 US census)

Count	178,414 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.59%, or 138431 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
18.13%, or 32346 total occurrences, as black,
0.48%, or 856 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.6%, or 1070 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.54%, or 2748 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.66%, or 2962 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...