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 112
General Labourer 23
Labourer 17
Coal Miner 17
Domestic Servant 10
General Servant 10
Hawker 8
Tailor 7
Bricklayer Labourer 6
Charwoman 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Laundress 5
Farm Servant Indoor 5
Dress Maker 4
None 4
Servant 4
Carter 4
Farm Labourer 4
House Keeper 4
Washerwoman 4
Draymans Son 4
Assistant At Home 3
Carman 3
Char Woman 3
Mariner 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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