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