Save Type Surname (from location & from given name) Usage Irish, English Other Forms FormsMurray, Murrey, Maury, Mory, Maurey, Morrey, Murry, Mury Meaning & History Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Mórdha, and in English (of Norman origin), derived from the Old French given name Mory, a short form of Amaury (see Emery).