953 documented Murray ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Scottish habitational name from the region of Moray in the northeast.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 946 Murray records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: William, James, John, Mary and Robert.
Of the 944 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Thomas Murray, born 1627 in Scotland.
Documented Murray families on this page come from History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present, Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose counties, Iowa and Biographical Record of Darke County, Ohio.
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Deceased Murray ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Scottish habitational name from the region of Moray in the northeast.
The documented line here reaches back to 1627. Most Murray lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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