McMurphy

English

Alternative forms

• McMurdo

Etymology

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

Proper noun

McMurphy (plural McMurphys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMurphy is the 25751^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 957 individuals. McMurphy is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMurphy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.