Murphy

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Murphy
Family name
Meaning "sea-warrior"
Region of origin Ireland
Language(s) of origin Irish
Related names Murchadh, Murphey, MacMurphy, MacMurrough, Morphy, O'Morchoe, O'Murphy, Murray

Murphy is an Anglicized version of two Irish surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh ("descendant of Murchadh"), and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh ("son of Murchadh")[1] derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler".[2] (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle").[3]

In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used.

Murphy is the most common surname in Ireland, the fourteenth most common surname in Northern Ireland and the fifty-eighth most common surname in the United States.[4]

Notable people named Murphy

Men

Women

Fictional

  • Captain Murphy from the Adult Swim animated series Sealab 2021
  • Alex James Murphy, the police officer who became RoboCop
  • Alexis "Lex" Murphy, a character in Jurassic Park
  • Bridey Murphy, historical character in a hypnotic regression case detailed in Bernstein's The Search for Bridey Murphy
  • "Bleeding Gums" Murphy, a character on the cartoon television series The Simpsons
  • Dr. Colin Murphy, character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives
  • Sean Murphy, an Irish correctional officer in the HBO drama Oz
  • Murphy, the eponymous protagonist in Samuel Beckett's first published novel
  • Professor Michael Murphy, the protagonist in the Babylon Rising series by Dr Tim LaHaye
  • Murphy MacManus, one of the two main characters from the movie The Boondock Saints
  • Murphy, professional wrestler also known as Mikael Judas
  • Randle Patrick McMurphy, one of the main characters in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Murphy Pendleton, the protagonist of the video game Silent Hill: Downpour
  • Karrin Murphy, is a police detective and head of SI, a friend to Harry Dresden, and major character in Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files.
  • Naiada Murphy, a character in book "Naiada and the Mystery of the Hidden Diary" by Ms. Nathalie de Gabriele Ferrante
  • Murphy Brown, the lead character in the television show Murphy Brown, a recovering alcoholic, who, in the show's first episode, returns to the fictional news magazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic.
  • Murphy, one of the three protagonists from "Peaches" by Jodi Lynn Anderson, and the rebel of the gang
  • Eric Murphy, character in the HBO series "Entourage"

See also

  • Murph (disambiguation)

References

  1. ↑ Brewer, Paul (2002). Ireland: History, People, Culture. Running Press. p. 351. ISBN 0-7624-1269-0. 
  2. ↑ MacLysaght, Edward (1991). The Surnames of Ireland. Irish Academic Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7165-2366-6. 
  3. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 352, 406, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 
  4. ↑ "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000". Census.gov. Retrieved 2012-04-19. 

External links

  • Murphys of Ireland website, featuring general information about the Murphy surname, including derivation and discussion of the major early Murchadha septs in Ireland.
  • Official Home of the Murphy Clan, including a wealth of historical content about Ireland's Murphy Clan such as clan history, famous people, homelands, genealogy, discussion forums and blog articles.
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