McMurtrie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles McMurtrie (1878–1951), pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports David McMurtrie Gregg (1833–1916), farmer, diplomat, and a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War Douglas Crawford McMurtrie (1888–1944), American typeface designer, graphic designer and historian and bibliographer of printing G. McMurtrie Godley (1917–1999), American diplomat and United States Ambassador to Laos 1969–1973, at the height of the Vietnam War John McMurtrie (born 1969), British music photographer Mary McMurtrie (1902–2003), British botanical artist and horticulturalist William McMurtrie (1851–1913) Chief Government Chemist