The Murcia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,563 people carried this name — #12,156 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 114,900 people counted. That is up 73% from 1,480 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,148 people named Murcia live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 529 people named Murcia.
Most of them — 306 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Murcia live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Murcia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dionisio da Murcia d. 1380 · Catholic priest
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José Márquez Murcia d. 1941
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Francisco Murcia de la Llana 1555–1639 · philosopher
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Pedro Joachin Murcia 1798– · writer
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Fernando Murcia Legaz 1917–2005 · sport cyclist
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Fabio Ochoa Restrepo Murcia 1924–2002 · businessperson
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Murcia.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Murcia is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.