Murer surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Murer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 231 people carried this name — #81,772 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 228 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,231 people named Murer live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Nidwalden.

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Where they live today

Nidwalden 337
Zurich 142
St. Gallen 125
Lucerne 110
Zug 92
Aargau 59
Schwyz 50
Solothurn 49

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.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 408 people named Murer.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Bas-Rhin 92
Haut-Rhin 72
Paris 42
Moselle 37
Rhône 13
Lot-et-Garonne 11
Marne 10
Territoire de Belfort 9

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 114 people named Murer 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 Neuquén.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Neuquén 59
Buenos Aires Province 22
Catamarca 18
Santa Fe 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Murer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Murer
    Jacob Murer 1468–1533
  • Jos Murer
    Jos Murer 1530–1580 · astronomer
  • Veronika Murer d. 1593
  • Leonhard Murer 1400–1434 · architect
  • Dietrich Murer 1437–1488 · court official
  • Hanns Murer 1490–1561 · baker

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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