| ![Show Contents]() Murat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Murat familyThe surname Murat was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this eminent family has held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Murat familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murat research. Another 226 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1261, 1455, 1500, 1576, 1643, 1670, 1700, 1716, 1788, 1789, 1800, 1805, 1808 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Murat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Murat Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Murat, Muratt, Murrat, Murratt, Muratte, Muratet, Murratet, Muret, Murret, Muron, Murron, Mur, Mureau, Murreau, Mureaux, Murreaux, Muraut, Murault, Murrault, Mureux, Lemur, Lamure and many more. Early Notables of the Murat familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Henriette-Julie de Murat (1670-1716), French writer of fairy tales and slightly scandalous faux memoirs
Murat RankingIn France, the name Murat is the 1,016th most popular surname with an estimated 5,235 people with that name. 1
 Murat migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Murat Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Claude Murat, who settled in Louisiana in 1752
- André Murat, who settled in Louisiana in 1756
Murat Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Prince Murat, aged 21, who settled in New York in 1823
- A. Murat, who settled in New York, NY in 1823
- Jacques Murat, who settled in New York in 1831
- Emanuel Murat, who settled in New Orleans in 1844
- Johannes Murat, who settled in New York, NY in 1887
| Murat migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Murat Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Cecile Murat, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1814
| Contemporary Notables of the name Murat (post 1700) | + |
- Antoine J. Murat, American politician, U.S. Collector of Customs, 1873-81, 1909 2
- Joachim Murat, Grand Duke of Berg and Clèves, King of Naples, French Marshall of the Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- Napoléon Lucien Charles Murat (1803-1878), French senator
- Joachim Murat (1767-1815), French military leader
- René Murat Auberjonois (1940-2019), American actor and singer, known for his role as Father Mulcahy in MASH (1970), Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid (1989), and as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Jule Murat Hannaford (1850-1934), American president of Northern Pacific Railway (1913 to 1920)
- Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (1901-1973), American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie
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