McMurdo

English

Etymology

Variant of McMurphy.

Proper noun

McMurdo (countable and uncountable, plural McMurdos)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. Short for McMurdo Station.

Derived terms

• McMurdo Sound
• McMurdo Station

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMurdo is the 53538^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 386 individuals. McMurdo is most common among White (93.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMurdo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.