MURGIA SardinianMeans
"brine" in Sardinian, perhaps a nickname for someone who pickled foods.
MURRAY (1) ScottishDerived from the region in Scotland called
Moray meaning "seaboard settlement". A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.
MUSHYAN ArmenianOriginally denoted someone who came from the Armenian town of Mushi.
MUSIL CzechPossibly from a nickname meaning
"the one who had to", from the past participle of the verb
muset meaning "must" (of Germanic origin).
MUSSOLINI ItalianFrom Italian
mussolina meaning
"muslin", a type of cloth, itself derived from the city of Mosul in Iraq. This name was borne by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945).
MUTŌ JapaneseFrom Japanese
武 (mu) meaning "military, martial" and
藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
MUTTON EnglishReferred to a shepherd or else someone who in some way resembled a sheep, derived from Norman French
mouton "sheep".
MYŠKA CzechFrom nickname derived from Czech
myš meaning
"mouse".