Murphey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Murphey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Murphey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 63
Labourer 44
House Servant 19
Servant 16
Agricultural Labourer 12
At Home 12
Tailor 9
House Keeper 7
Hand Loom Weaver 7
Scholar At Home 7
Dress Maker 6
Coal Miners Daughter 6
Wife Of Above 5
Hawker 5
Errand Boy 5
General Dealer 5
Factory Hand 4
Cordwainer 4
Wife 4
Shoe Maker 4
Dealer 4
Farm Labourer 3
Cap Maker 3
Mat Maker 3
Char Woman 3

Murphey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Murphy 86% 124,185
2 Murphey 100% 7,426
3 Marphy 71% 919
4 Morphy 71% 799
5 Miurphy 71% 471
6 Morphey 86% 424
7 Murphie 71% 219
8 Murfey 71% 129

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The surname Murphey is the 2nd most popular variant of Murphy.

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