How common is the surname Murph?

1,594 people in the United States had the surname Murph in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. It ranked 17,625th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Murph getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,594 in 2010, down 3.7%.

Is Murph also a first name?

Yes. Murph is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Murph

A surname, carried by 1,594 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɝf/ 1 syllable Soundex M610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murph is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname. A diminutive of the surname Murphy.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,594 people named Murph in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,656.

#17,625

rank among US surnames

1,594

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,074)

Who is named Murph

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

52% of people named Murph identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murph

Murph has the Soundex code M610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M610.

Questions

How common is the surname Murph?: 1,594 people in the United States had the surname Murph in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. It ranked 17,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murph?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Murph identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Murph?: Murph is /mɝf/, one syllable.
Is the surname Murph getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,594 in 2010, down 3.7%.
Is Murph also a first name?: Yes. Murph is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.