The Muhr Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Muhr is a German surname. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller at the marsh land or moor; dweller near a wall”.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Muhr, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Where the name comes from

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

The 2010 US Census counted 691 people named Muhr, ranking it number 33,121 among American surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 391 births in France were registered under Muhr. Births ran at 19 in 1891–1900 and 32 in 1991–2000. Research your Muhr family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.