Meaning: Surname with Scottish and Irish origins
The story
Murray became a given name from surnames with separate Scottish and Irish histories. A single seaboard-settlement translation does not explain every family line.
Spellings & variants
- Moray
- Murry
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Murray comes from Scottish.
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