Given name & surname
Murrie
“the lord of the sea”
Murrie is a variant of Murray. One interpretation is “the lord of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Murrie is a variant of Murray. One interpretation is “the lord of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Murrie is a variant of Murray. An origin associated with Murray is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murrie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 342 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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