Last Name MURFIN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Merfin or Mervyn. The Brittany form of this famous name was Merlin. The Yorkshire form of the surname is Murfin or Mirfin, practically the same as Mirfyn in the 14th century.
The son of Mervin.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 40,987 (2000 US census) 42,735 (1990 US census)
Count 502 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.02%, or 477 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.39%, or 7 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 2.19%, or 11 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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