Find out how popular the last name Murders is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Murders.

Murders, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Murders surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Murders in America

Murders is the 72771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Murders surname appeared 267 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Murders.

We can also compare 2010 data for Murders to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Murders

The surname MURDERS is of English origin, first appearing in records from the late 15th century. It is derived from the Old English word "mor" or "mere", meaning a marsh or a swamp, combined with the word "dour", meaning a small hill or mound. This suggests the name originally referred to someone who lived near a marshy area with a small hill or mound.

The earliest known record of the surname is found in the Sussex Subsidy Rolls of 1497, where a John Murders is listed as a taxpayer. The name also appears in the Feet of Fines for Sussex in 1543, referring to lands owned by a Thomas Murders.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are several entries for place names that may have influenced the formation of the surname, such as "Meredene" in Gloucestershire and "Mordes" in Hampshire.

Notable bearers of the MURDERS surname include:

1. William MURDERS (c. 1620 - 1698), an English Puritan minister and author who wrote several religious works, including "The Spiritual Guide" and "The Marrow of True Godliness".

2. Elizabeth MURDERS (1675 - 1744), a pioneering English feminist and advocate for women's education. She founded one of the earliest schools for girls in London.

3. John MURDERS (1772 - 1844), an English explorer and cartographer who surveyed and mapped large parts of the Australian outback in the early 19th century.

4. Sir Robert MURDERS (1824 - 1892), a British industrialist and politician who played a significant role in the development of the coal and steel industries in the Midlands.

5. Margaret MURDERS (1896 - 1978), an American author and poet who published several collections of poetry and children's books, including "Rhymes from the Meadow" and "Songs of the Countryside".

The surname MURDERS has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Murdershill in Derbyshire, Murderswood in Cheshire, and Murderscroft in Yorkshire, though the exact origins of these place names and their connections to the surname are uncertain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Murders

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Murders.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Murders was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Murders has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Murders was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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