Murphys Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murphys Surname User-submission:

The Murphy surname is the anglicised version of Murcadha, meaning 'warrior of the sea', or 'sea warrior'. This is possibly from vikings, who arrived from the sea.

Murphys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Murphys (14) may also be a first name.

Murphys Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Murphy surname is the anglicised version of Murcadha, meaning 'warrior of the sea', or 'sea warrior'. This is possibly from vikings, who arrived from the sea.

- omurchada

Murphys Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Murphys Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Murphys occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Murphys click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murphys? popularity and diffusion

Murphys is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Murphys reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Murphys is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname Murphys is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 25 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States Murphys occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Murphys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murphys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murphys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murphys are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Murphys earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.31% more than the national average, earning $62,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murpheys932/
Murphy92659,745/
Murpys920/
Murphey865,793/
Murpphy86144/
Murrphy8661/
Murphay8626/
Murphhy8614/
Murhphy869/
Murphyi865/
Mmurphy864/
Murphyy864/
Murphis863/
Murphyt863/
Murpohy862/
Murphyz862/
Maurphy862/
Muirphy862/
Hmurphy861/
Mourphy861/
Murphuy861/
Murphyc861/
Murphyj861/
Murphiy860/
Murphoy860/
Murfphy860/
Murphfy860/
Murpehy860/
Meurphy860/
Murpy83131/
Murrphey802/
Murphies801/
Murhphey801/
D'Murphy801/
Murphess800/
Morphy771,597/
Murphi77288/
Murhpy77110/
Murfhy7712/
Murpay775/
Murrpy775/
Murpha775/
Murphe774/
Murpyh771/
Murppy771/
Murpey771/
Murpeh771/
Murpfy770/
Morphis711,853/
Murphie71269/
Morphey71241/
Murphee71115/
Murpish719/
Murpher717/
Murphet714/
Murphio714/
Murfhey712/
Murphit712/
Murphid711/
Morphoy711/
Murrpha710/
Morphes710/
Morrphy710/
Murpfay710/
Murpfey710/
Murhpey710/
Murpi67374/
Murpa6777/
Morphies6749/
Murfy6718/
Murpe6711/
Morpy679/
Morpheas671/
Murphice671/
Murphett671/

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