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    The surname McMurphy

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 957 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məkˈmɝfi/ 3 syllables Soundex M256

    McMurphy: #25,751 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McMurphy #25,751, 957 people McMurphy: #25,751 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McMurphy #25,751, 957 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMurphy is more common than 84.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    McMurphy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 957 people named McMurphy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 322,618 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 941.

    #25,751
    rank among US surnames
    957
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #24,827)

    Who is named McMurphy

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named McMurphy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McMurphy

    McMurphy has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McMurphy come from?
    Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).
    How common is the surname McMurphy?
    957 people in the United States had the surname McMurphy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 322,618 Americans. It ranked 25,751st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McMurphy?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McMurphy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
    How do you pronounce McMurphy?
    McMurphy is /məkˈmɝfi/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is McMurphy?
    McMurphy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McMurphy getting more or less common?
    More common. 941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 957 in 2010, up 1.7%.