Murley

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murthuile (“descendant of Murthuile”), a personal name derived from murthuile (“sea tide”).

Proper noun

Murley (plural Murleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murley is the 16734^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1709 individuals. Murley is most common among White (92.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 637.

Anagrams

• Rumley