Murphy Family History
Murphy Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Murphy Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Murphy families
 4,422 - 8,841  1,475 - 4,421 |
 1 - 1,474  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Murphy families
|
3,367 - 6,731 1,123 - 3,366 |
1 - 1,122 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Murphy families
|
1,211 - 2,420 404 - 1,210 |
1 - 403 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Murphy Family Origin
Murphy Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Murphy
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Murphy Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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