Murnane

English

Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Ó Murnáin, reduced from Manannáin (“descendant of Manannán”), a name related to the root of Isle of Man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊrnɑːn/

Proper noun

Murnane (plural Murnanes)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murnane is the 18676^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1472 individuals. Murnane is most common among White (96.13%) individuals.

Further reading

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