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There are approximately 104,957 people named Murphy in the UK. That makes it the 63rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,661 are named Murphy.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Mmurphy
Maurphy
Meurphy
Merphy
Mirphy
Marphy
Marphye
Morephy
Mauphy
Marphey
Mirphey
Merphey
M'Murphy
Mirfy
Merph
Merfy
Merphie
Mervy
Morph
Morfy

The Murphy surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MURPHY. A common Irish personal name.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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