Murphy

For other uses, see Murphy (disambiguation).

Murphy is an Anglicized version of two Irish surnames Ó Murchadha ("descendant of Murchadh"), and Mac Murchaidh ("son of Murchadh" ) derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler". (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle".) Mac Murchaidh is the more likely Irish root of the Murphy surname in the counties of Ulster, in particular, but not limited to, Armagh and Tyrone. The motto for Murphy is "Fortis et hospitalis," which means "Brave and hospitable".

Murphy is the most common Irish surname. In modern Irish "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used.

Notable people with the name

• Anthony Murphy, Irish soccer player
• Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Irish actor and playwright
• Audie Murphy, US actor, war hero
• Austin J. Murphy, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Brian Murphy, several people
• Brittany Murphy, US actress
• Caitlin Murphy, actress who plays the Yellow Overdrive Ranger in Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive
• Calvin Murphy, US basketball player
• Carolyn Murphy, American model
• Charles Murphy, several people
• Cillian Murphy, actor
• Colin Murphy, several people
• Dale Murphy, All-Star National League outfielder and two-time MVP of the NL
• Dale D. Murphy, professor at Georgetown University
• Daniel Murphy, several people
• Danny Murphy, several people
• David Lee Murphy, country music singer-songwriter
• Donald E. Murphy, American politician
• Eddie Murphy, African-American comedian and actor
• Edgar Gardner Murphy (1869-1913), American clergyman and author
• Major Edward A. Murphy, Jr., American aerospace engineer linked with Murphy\'s law
• Erin Murphy, actress
• Francis Murphy (evangelist) (1836-1907), American teetotaler
• Frank Murphy, former Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• George Murphy, dancer, actor, Senator from California
• Henry Cruse Murphy (1810-82), American politician and historian
• Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas
• Jack Murphy, jewel thief and murderer
• James Murphy, several people
• John Murphy, several people
• Kevin Murphy, several people
• Lambert Murphy (born in 1885), American tenor; sang at the Metropolitan Opera
• Larry Murphy, professional hockey player
• Maggie Murphy
• Marc Murphy, Australian rules footballer
• Mark Murphy, several people
• Martin Murphy (born in 1832), Canadian civil engineer
• Mary Murphy, several people
• Matt Murphy, several people
• Michael Murphy, several people
• Nick Murphy, a punter for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Peter Murphy, several people
• Richard Murphy (poet), member of Aosdána
• Robert Murphy, several people
• Róisín Murphy, an Irish electronica singer, songwriter, and producer
• Ryan Murphy (Australian rules footballer), footballer for Fremantle Football Club
• Ryan Murphy (television creator), television producer (Nip/Tuck)
• Sean Murphy, several people
• Shaun Murphy, several people
• Shawn Murphy, Canadian politician
• Tim Murphy, chief of staff to Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin
• Tim Murphy (congressman), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Thomas Murphy (or Tom), several people
• Troy Murphy, power forward for the Golden State Warriors
• Wendell H. Murphy, North Carolina politician
• William Murphy, several people
• Yo Murphy, football player, CFL, NFL

Fictional

• Bleeding Gums Murphy, a character on the cartoon television series The Simpsons
• Sean Murphy, an Irish correctional officer at HBO drama Oz

External links

• Murphys of Ireland website, featuring general information about the Murphy surname, including derivation and discussion of the major early Murchadha septs in Ireland.

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