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Murphy is an surname meaning "Sea Warrior".


Origins and variants
The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac Murchaidh"/"" (son of "Murchadh")
(2025). 9780762412693, Running Press.
derived from the Irish "Murchadh", which meant sea-warrior or sea-battler
(1991). 9780716523666, Irish Academic Press.
( muir meaning sea and cath meaning battle).

According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Murphys were one of the chiefly families of the Uí Ceinnselaig who in turn were a tribe from the or who were the third wave of to settle in during the first century .

(1989). 9780899503622, McFarland & Company.
The O'Murphys as one of the chiefly families of the Uí Ceinnselaig is supported by John O'Hart in his 1892 Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of The Irish Nation.

Murchadh is reported to have been gripped with a boiling awful rage, an extreme elevation and greatness of spirit and intellect when he joined the middle of the action and prepared to assail the foreign invaders, the Danes, after they had repulsed the . A gallantry and championship bird rose inside him and fluttered above his head and on his breath.

(2020). 9781613102763, Library of Alexandria.

In modern , "Ó Murchú" or Mac Murchú rather than Mac/Ó Murchadha", is used.

"Murphy" is the most common surname in Ireland, the fourteenth most common surname in Northern Ireland, and the sixty-fourth most common surname in the United States.


People with the surname

Men
  • (born 1988), English rugby league player
  • (born 1986), American football player and coach
  • Anthony Murphy (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer
  • Arthur Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1925–1971), American war hero and actor
  • Austin J. Murphy (1927–2024), American politician
  • (born 1947), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • (born 1942), American actor
  • Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867–1938), American politician
  • (1924–2000), New Zealand boxer
  • Brian Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • , Australian professional wrestler
  • (born 1998), American football player
  • Byron Murphy II (born 2002), American football player
  • (born 1999), American football player
  • (born 1948), American basketball player
  • Carl Murphy (born 1979), New Zealand snowboarder
  • Carl J. Murphy (1889–1967), American journalist, publisher, civil rights activist, and educator
  • Charles Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1973), American politician
  • Ciarán Murphy, Irish politician
  • (born 1976), Irish actor
  • Colin Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1952–2023), Irish alleged suspect in the Omagh bombing
  • (born 1993), American ice hockey player
  • , Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland
  • (born 1956), American retired baseball player
  • Dale D. Murphy, professor at Georgetown University
  • Daniel Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1985), Irish footballer
  • Darren Murphy (Australian rules footballer) (born 1964)
  • Darren Murphy (1961–2012), bassist with the British punk rock/post-punk band Wasted Youth
  • , Irish football player
  • David Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Derek Murphy (born 1968), American rapper better known as
  • (born 1942), American retired Republican politician
  • Donald E. Murphy (born 1960), American Republican politician
  • (born 1983), American baseball player
  • Eddie Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edward Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1949), American singer/songwriter
  • (born 1990), American–Finnish basketball player
  • Everett J. Murphy (1852–1922), politician
  • Francis Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1972), Irish professional golfer
  • Gary Murphy (1948), New Zealand cricketer
  • (1938–2018), New Zealand filmmaker
  • Geoffrey Mostyn Murphy (1922–2011), Australian boxer, better known as Tommy Burns
  • (1902–1992), American dancer, actor, and Republican Senator
  • Gerard Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerry Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1957), British actor
  • Grayson Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harold Lloyd Murphy (1927–2022), American judge
  • Henry Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1802–1882), Republican Governor of Arkansas
  • Isaac Burns Murphy (1861–1896), American Hall-of-Fame jockey
  • , a.k.a. Shinsaku Enomoto, (born 1998), Japanese basketball player
  • Jack Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1995), English footballer
  • James Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named James or Jimmy
  • Jim Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joseph Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1995), English footballer
  • Kevin Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kieran Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1885–?), American operatic tenor
  • Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. (born 1974), American singer, winner of season 6 of America's Got Talent
  • Larry Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Lawrence Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1922–1986), Australian politician and jurist
  • Loren E. Murphy (1882–1963), American jurist
  • Marc Murphy (footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
  • Mark Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Martin Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matt Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Maurice Murphy (actor) (1913–1978), American actor
  • Michael Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named Michael, Mick or Mike
  • (born 1985), Gaelic footballer
  • (born 1967), Australian sprinter
  • Myles Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nicholas Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nick Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (1849–1908), two-time Governor of Arizona Territory
  • Pat Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Patricia Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Patrick Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Peter Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phil Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named Phil, Philip or Phillip
  • Richard Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named Richard, some nicknamed Dick
  • Robert Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby
  • Roger P. Murphy, American legislator and jurist
  • Ryan Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • , American entrepreneur and politician
  • Scott Murphy (video game designer), a programmer behind the Space Quest series
  • Sean Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sebastian Murphy (Captain, Founding Father of Utuado, Puerto Rico), b. circa 1696
  • Shaun Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Shawn Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Stephen Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1999), American basketball player
  • (born 1960), Vincentian retired cricketer
  • Thomas Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named Thomas, Tom, or Tommy
  • Timothy Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people, people named Timothy or Tim
  • (2013), outside linebacker in the National Football League; played for the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills
  • , power forward for the Boston Celtics
  • Vincent B. Murphy, New York State Comptroller 1925–1926
  • Vincent J. Murphy, Mayor of Newark 1941–1949
  • Wendell H. Murphy, American politician
  • William Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people,
  • (1869–1906), American baseball player
  • (born 1971), American former football player


Women
  • , Irish teacher; suspected of being murdered
  • Alexis Murphy, American murder victim
  • Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (born 1995), Irish rugby sevens and union player
  • (born 1986), Canadian actress
  • (1977–2009), American actress
  • Camay Calloway Murphy (1927–2024), American educator
  • (born 1975), American model
  • Claudia Quigley Murphy (1863–1941), American journalist, economic consultant, advisory counsel, author
  • (1931–2022), travel writer
  • Diana E. Murphy (1934–2018), American judge
  • (born 1958), American Tony Award-winning actress
  • Elizabeth B. Murphy (1917–1998), American journalist
  • Erin Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gail C. Murphy, Canadian computer scientist
  • , principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre
  • , New Zealand-born chef based in Galway, Ireland
  • Julie Murphy (singer) (born 1961), Welsh singer
  • Julie Murphy (author), American novelist
  • (born 1977), American author and illustrator
  • Kelly Noonan Murphy (born 1974 or 1975), American politician
  • , American politician
  • Laura W. Murphy (born 1955), American civil rights activist and lobbyist
  • Madeline Wheeler Murphy (1922–2007), American community advocate and civil rights activist
  • Margaret Mary Healy Murphy (1833–1907), American Catholic nun
  • Mary Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Maureen Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1999), American ice hockey player
  • (1973–2023), Australian politician
  • Róisín Murphy (born 1973), Irish electronica singer, songwriter, and producer
  • Shaun Murphy (singer), a.k.a. Stoney, American singer
  • , Vietnamese-American politician
  • Stephanie J. Murphy, American veterinary scientist
  • (born 1965), American banker
  • Vashti Turley Murphy (1884–1960), American educator, community leader, and one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta
  • Yi Lu Murphey, American electrical engineer


Fictional characters
  • Meg Murphy, the main character in the movie, Jinxed (2013)
  • Murphy Cooper, in the film Interstellar
  • Captain Ed Murphy, a character in the 1987 American buddy cop action movie Lethal Weapon
  • Captain Murphy from the Adult Swim animated series Sealab 2021
  • Alex James Murphy, the police officer who became RoboCop
  • Alexis "Lex" Murphy, in the film Jurassic Park
  • Frank, Sue, Bill, Kevin, and Maureen Murphy from the Netflix original F Is for Family
  • "Bleeding Gums" Murphy, on the cartoon TV series The Simpsons
  • , historical character in a hypnotic regression case detailed in Bernstein's The Search for Bridey Murphy
  • Coach Murphy, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie 17 Again
  • Colin Murphy (Days of Our Lives), in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
  • Connor Murphy, from the musical Dear Evan Hansen
  • Elise Murphy, from the 2024 movie Tarot
  • Eric Murphy, in the HBO series Entourage
  • Frank Murphy, in the movie (1983)
  • Hank Murphy, in the TV series Sullivan & Son (2012)
  • John Murphy, in the TV series The 100
  • , in Jim Butcher's novel series The Dresden Files (named Connie Murphy in the TV series of the same title)
  • Ken Murphy, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie He's Just Not That Into You
  • Milo Murphy, in the American animated TV series Milo Murphy's Law
  • Professor Michael Murphy, the protagonist in the series by Tim LaHaye
  • Randle Patrick McMurphy, one of the main characters in Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)
  • Ray Murphy, birth name of , in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Sean Murphy ( Oz), in the HBO TV drama series Oz
  • Sergeant Murphy, a fictional character in the books
  • Susan Murphy, aka , one of the main protagonists of the film Monsters vs. Aliens
  • Alvin Bernard Murphy, in the TV series


See also
  • Justice Murphy (disambiguation)
  • Murph (disambiguation)

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