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 176
Labourer 66
Agricultural Labourer 24
House Keeper 19
Servant 19
House Servant 15
Tailor 14
General Servant 11
Laundress 11
Tailoress 10
Dock Labourer 9
Cotton Winder 8
Coal Miner 8
Charwoman 8
Cotton Factory Worker 6
Domestic Servant 6
General Labourer 6
Char Woman 6
Hawker 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Carter 5
Blacksmith 5
Joiner 4
Labourer Wife 4
Dress Maker 4

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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