McMurphy
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]McMurphy (plural McMurphys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, McMurphy is the 25751th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 957 individuals. McMurphy is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMurphy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.