How common is the surname Murphey?

4,013 people in the United States had the surname Murphey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. It ranked 8,254th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Murphey?

Michael Martin Murphey, American singer-songwriter.

Where is the surname Murphey most common?

Wikidata records people named Murphey in the United States.

Is the surname Murphey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,013 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Murphey

A surname, carried by 4,013 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murphey is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,013 people named Murphey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,947.

#8,254

rank among US surnames

4,013

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,762)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,249	Prickett	4,016	76,879
#8,250	Edison	4,015	76,898
#8,253	Borland	4,014	76,917
#8,254	Murphey	4,013	76,936
#8,259	Piercy	4,012	76,956

Who is named Murphey

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

90% of people named Murphey identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Murpheys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Martin Murphey
American singer-songwriter, born 1945

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Murphey

Murphey 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 Murphey?: 4,013 people in the United States had the surname Murphey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. It ranked 8,254th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Murphey?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Murphey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Murphey?: Michael Martin Murphey, American singer-songwriter.
Where is the surname Murphey most common?: Wikidata records people named Murphey in the United States.
Is the surname Murphey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,013 in 2010, up 1.7%.