Murrays

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A plural form referring to individuals bearing a common surname often used to denote multiple people or members of a family with that last name ; an informal way to indicate several establishments or entities associated with that surname ; a collective term describing groups or gatherings of persons linked by the shared last name
2. Denoting more than one person or thing identified by a particular family name typically of Scottish or Irish origin ; used to describe a number of businesses or locations named after individuals with that surname ; referring collectively to various individuals or items connected by this shared designation
3. Identifying a set of persons who share the same hereditary surname, often of Gaelic descent ; indicating various places, companies, or organizations named for a person with that last name ; grouping multiple people or objects made distinct by that common identification label

Etymology: "Murrays" is simply the plural of "murray," so its history is the history of the surname. Murray is a Scottish and Irish surname, and the name is also familiar from the Murray River in Australia and from the Murray family of Scotland, whose title is one of the oldest in the Scottish peerage. Plural forms of surnames like this one are used in English to refer to a family as a group, or to several people who share the name. The plural itself follows the ordinary English pattern of adding "-s" to a noun, so the word needs no special explanation beyond the surname it is built on. Its informal uses, such as referring to several shops or businesses bearing the name, follow the same logic: the surname stands for a family or enterprise, and the plural counts them.

Synonyms: Murray fishes