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 196
Coal Miner 27
General Labourer 26
Labourer 25
Dock Labourer 22
General Servant Domestic 14
Domestic Servant 14
General Servant 11
Tailor 10
Living On Own Means 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Dress Maker 7
House Keeper 6
Char Woman 6
Carpenter 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Blacksmith 6
Cotton Operative 6
Warehouseman 6
Carter 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Bricklayer 4
Bricklayer's Labourer 4
Gunner Royal Artillery 4
Errand Boy 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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