Show ContentsMurcia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Murcia is of toponymic origin, adopted from the name of the place of origin of the founder of the family. Murcia is a city in south-eastern Spain in the Region of Murcia and it the seventh largest city in the country. The city of Murcia was founded by the Moors in the year 825, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

It is generally thought that the place name is derived from the Latin word "myrtea" or "murtea," meaning "land of the myrtle," (the plant is known to grow here), although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village, or it may be derived from the Arabic word "mursi" meaning "immobile, fixed", and referred to the "calm waters."

Early Origins of the Murcia family

The surname Murcia was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Murcia family

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Murcia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Murcia, Murciano, Murciani, Murcianos and others.

Early Notables of the Murcia family

Prominent among members of the family

  • the Murcia family in South East Spain

Murcia Ranking

In France, the name Murcia is the 3,211st most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. [1]


United States Murcia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Murcia Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Jeronimo De Murcia, who was in Peru in 1563
Murcia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pedro De Murcia, who arrived in Espanola in 1811 [2]
  • Francisco De Murcia, who landed in America in 1828 [2]
  • Diego De Murcia, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 [2]

West Indies Murcia migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. [3]
Murcia Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century
  • Juan de Murcia, who settled in the Dominican Republic in 1590


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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