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 | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 25 |
| Cambridgeshire | 40 |
| Channel Islands | 33 |
| Cheshire | 653 |
| Cornwall | 38 |
| Cumberland | 325 |
| Derbyshire | 128 |
| Devon | 216 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 889 |
| Essex | 330 |
| Gloucestershire | 201 |
| Hampshire | 230 |
| Herefordshire | 26 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 45 |
| Isle of Man | 28 |
| Kent | 313 |
| Lancashire | 5,835 |
| Leicestershire | 49 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 3,240 |
| Middlesex | 211 |
| Northumberland | 325 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 41 |
| Nottinghamshire | 76 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 45 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 20 |
| Somerset | 111 |
| Surrey | 206 |
| Sussex | 130 |
| Staffordshire | 286 |
| Warwickshire | 300 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 55 |
| Yorkshire | 1,146 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 20 |
| Carmarthenshire | 19 |
| Denbighshire | 20 |
| Flintshire | 18 |
| Glamorgan | 564 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 211 |
| Pembrokeshire | 29 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,448 |
| General Labourer | 554 |
| Labourer | 262 |
| Coal Miner | 231 |
| Dock Labourer | 227 |
| Domestic Servant | 194 |
| Dress Maker | 112 |
| Laundress | 112 |
| General Servant | 99 |
| Tailor | 97 |
| General Servant Domestic | 87 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 84 |
| Tailoress | 83 |
| Cotton Weaver | 79 |
| Charwoman | 68 |
| Hawker | 66 |
| Living On Own Means | 63 |
| House Keeper | 57 |
| Cotton Spinner | 47 |
| General Domestic Servant | 47 |
| Char Woman | 44 |
| Chemical Labourer | 43 |
| Errand Boy | 42 |
| Carter | 42 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 41 |
| 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 |