Murphy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Murphy Name Meaning: Derives from the personal name Murchadha 'descendant of Murchadh'.

This name was an important family tyrone.The name is composed of the elements Muir 'sea' + cath' battle',sea warrior.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Murphy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Murphy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,612
Labourer 597
House Servant 168
Servant 158
Dock Labourer 155
Agricultural Labourer 135
Tailor 131
Dress Maker 104
Shoe Maker 98
Laundress 88
House Keeper 85
Coal Miner 77
Cotton Weaver 76
General Servant 72
Hawker 68
Domestic Servant 60
Charwoman 44
Farm Labourer 42
General Labourer 41
Private 40
Tailoress 38
Laborer 37
Cotton Winder 37
Errand Boy 37
None 35

Murphy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Murphy 100% 124,185
2 Murphey 86% 7,426
3 Marphy 83% 919
4 Morphy 83% 799
5 Miurphy 86% 471
6 Morphey 71% 424
7 Murphie 71% 219
8 Murfey 67% 129

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The surname Murphy is the most popular version of all its varients

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