Popularity of the last name by country
United States
- California (54,329)
- New York (33,677)
- Illinois (18,752)
- Massachusetts (17,915)
- Missouri (15,817)
- Maryland (15,294)
- Pennsylvania (12,977)
- Virginia (11,123)
- Colorado (9,661)
- Michigan (9,649)
- North Carolina (8,588)
- Ohio (8,288)
- New Jersey (8,280)
- Kentucky (8,113)
- Indiana (7,292)
- Connecticut (6,353)
- Minnesota (6,189)
- Texas (4,654)
- Iowa (4,391)
- Tennessee (4,304)
- Washington (4,075)
- Kansas (3,891)
- West Virginia (3,666)
- Utah (3,577)
- South Carolina (3,571)
- Wisconsin (3,321)
- Georgia (3,137)
- Nebraska (2,957)
- Montana (2,892)
- Alabama (2,607)
- Louisiana (2,582)
- Maine (2,446)
- North Dakota (2,331)
- Arkansas (2,300)
- Arizona (2,245)
- Florida (2,195)
- Mississippi (1,893)
- Oregon (1,584)
- Vermont (1,551)
- Oklahoma (1,429)
- Idaho (1,402)
- South Dakota (1,143)
- New Hampshire (1,048)
- New Mexico (717)
- Rhode Island (643)
- Wyoming (554)
- Nevada (526)
- Hawaii (435)
- Delaware (383)
- Alaska (163)
All countries
- Ireland (520,812)
- United States (319,726)
- United Kingdom (116,169)
- Australia (40,090)
- Canada (21,133)
- New Zealand (15,994)
- France (8,313)
- Unknown country (2,172)
- Germany (1,270)
- Italy (1,005)
- Switzerland (962)
- Belgium (710)
- Spain (627)
- Netherlands (597)
- Mexico (556)
- Colombia (437)
- Argentina (345)
- India (319)
- China (180)
- Russian Federation (170)
- Gibraltar (168)
- Sweden (156)
- Austria (146)
- Paraguay (144)
- Poland (143)
- Egypt (140)
- Philippines (135)
- Greece (129)
- Lebanon (122)
- Cuba (121)
- Peru (120)
- Turkey (116)
- Portugal (112)
- Denmark (108)
- Algeria (100)
- Korea, Republic of (95)
- South Africa (93)
- Puerto Rico (84)
- Panama (83)
- Chile (81)
Origine of last name
MURPHY : 1: Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’ a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’ i.e. ‘sea warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone. For the surname with mac see also <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/McMurrough">McMurrough</a> (Leinster).2: English: variant of Morphey (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Morphew">Morphew</a>).
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