Murry
A surname that can reflect a shortened or altered form of Murray, or a variant spelling used in several Gaelic and English naming traditions.
The #3,518 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 30,448 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The surname Murry is usually treated as a spelling variant or shortened form related to Murray, rather than a completely separate name. In some cases it may reflect anglicized Gaelic surnames such as MacMurray or Mac Mhuirich/Mac Muireadhaigh-type forms, while in other cases it may simply be a phonetic or local spelling of Murray. The underlying Gaelic elements often connect with personal names based on Mary/Muireadhach or with older family-name traditions that were later simplified in English spelling.
History
The historical excerpts show Murry appearing alongside Murray, MacMurray, and related Gaelic forms, which suggests that it often arose through reduction or spelling variation rather than independent origin. In Irish and Scottish records, such spellings could shift freely, especially when names were being rendered into English by clerks. The name is also found in later census records in the United States, where variant spellings became fixed in different branches of the same family.
Origin
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Fun fact
In older genealogical sources, Murry is often listed right alongside Murray and MacMurray, a reminder that one family could appear under several spellings in the same record set.
From the historical record
“Mortimer. rntji|teA-6AC, Murry. niviipseAf, Maurice. ■m«i|Mf, Maurice.”
— Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish names and surnames