Re: origin of the austrian surname Murat
in reply to a message by Marc
I am sure that this name is of Turkish name. It was introduced to Austeria by the Ottoman Empire invaders in the middle ages. The name is still in use in Turky widely.
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Strange, since the surname Murat is totally absent from the Istanbul phone directory at http://www.helloistanbul.com/WP/lastNames.cfm.