# McMurphy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcmurphy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 957 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,751 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 322,618 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (941 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məkˈmɝfi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McMurphy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

McMurray, McMurry, McMurtry, McMurtrey, McMurtrie, McNair, McHenry, Messner, McInerney, Meissner, Meisner, Misner.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.