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.
Discover how your Murphy ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 50 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 67 |
| Cheshire | 669 |
| Cornwall | 37 |
| Cumberland | 443 |
| Derbyshire | 158 |
| Devon | 238 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 1,088 |
| Essex | 229 |
| Gloucestershire | 259 |
| Hampshire | 233 |
| Herefordshire | 17 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 32 |
| Isle of Man | 21 |
| Kent | 287 |
| Lancashire | 6,619 |
| Leicestershire | 51 |
| Lincolnshire | 35 |
| London | 3,804 |
| Middlesex | 211 |
| Northumberland | 284 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 50 |
| Nottinghamshire | 57 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 32 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 85 |
| Surrey | 213 |
| Sussex | 97 |
| Staffordshire | 383 |
| Warwickshire | 348 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 88 |
| Yorkshire | 1,388 |
| Anglesey | 5 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 22 |
| Carmarthenshire | 40 |
| Denbighshire | 33 |
| Flintshire | 22 |
| Glamorgan | 621 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 280 |
| Pembrokeshire | 23 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,377 |
| Labourer | 574 |
| General Labourer | 524 |
| Coal Miner | 230 |
| Domestic Servant | 228 |
| Dock Labourer | 189 |
| Laundress | 167 |
| General Servant | 162 |
| Dress Maker | 145 |
| Charwoman | 142 |
| Tailor | 114 |
| Cotton Weaver | 101 |
| Servant | 97 |
| House Keeper | 91 |
| Hawker | 87 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 82 |
| Tailoress | 81 |
| General Servant Domestic | 76 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 74 |
| Shoe Maker | 67 |
| No Occupation | 58 |
| Cotton Operative | 54 |
| Farm Labourer | 54 |
| Labourer In Iron Works | 52 |
| None | 50 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Murphy | 12,909 |
| John Murphy | 11,189 |
| James Murphy | 6,872 |
| William Murphy | 5,323 |
| Thomas Murphy | 5,035 |
| Margaret Murphy | 4,436 |
| Patrick Murphy | 3,836 |
| Catherine Murphy | 3,773 |
| Elizabeth Murphy | 3,545 |
| Ellen Murphy | 3,521 |
| Michael Murphy | 2,908 |
| Ann Murphy | 2,546 |
| Sarah Murphy | 2,213 |
| Edward Murphy | 2,147 |
| Bridget Murphy | 1,965 |
| Annie Murphy | 1,762 |
| Daniel Murphy | 1,645 |
| Joseph Murphy | 1,601 |
| Jane Murphy | 1,593 |
| Peter Murphy | 1,303 |
| George Murphy | 1,237 |
| Alice Murphy | 1,161 |
| Henry Murphy | 1,043 |
| Charles Murphy | 1,015 |
| Eliza Murphy | 979 |