Murphy

Murphy is an Anglicized version of two Irish surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh ("descendant of Murchadh"), and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh ("son of Murchadh") derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler". (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle").

It is said of Murrough (Murchadh) as he entered the thick of the fight and prepared to assail the foreign invaders, the Danes, when they had repulsed the Dal-Cais, that ‘he was seized with a boiling terrible anger, an excessive elevation and greatness of spirit and mind. A bird of valour and championship rose in him, and fluttered over his head and on his breath.

In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used.

Murphy is the most common surname in Ireland, the fourteenth most common surname in Northern Ireland and the fifty-eighth most common surname in the United States.

Notable people named Murphy

Men

  • Murphy (baseball), baseball player
  • Mark Murphy (basketball) (born 1993), American–Finnish basketball player; brother of Erik Murphy (below)
  • List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names

    Forty-one individuals who played professional baseball at the major league level lack identified given names. Identification of players remains difficult due to a lack of information; a Brooklyn, New York directory, for instance, lists more than 30 men that could be the professional player "Stoddard". Possible mistakes in reading box scores from the 19th century could have also led to players without given names: "Eland", for example, could be another player from the Baltimore Marylands roster whose name was simply misread. Four of the 41, McBride, Stafford, Sterling, and Sweigert, were local players added to the Philadelphia Athletics team by manager Bill Sharsig for Philadelphia's last game of the season against the Syracuse Stars on October 12, 1890. Sterling pitched five innings for the Athletics and conceded 12 runs. McBride, Philadelphia's center fielder, and Stafford, the team's right fielder, both failed to reach base, but left fielder Sweigert reached base on a walk and stole a base. Society for American Baseball Research writer Bill Carle "doubt[s] we will ever be able to identify them".

    Murphy (novella)

    Murphy is the first novel in Murphy series by Gary Paulsen. It was published in January, 1987 by Walker & Company.


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    Tough love from Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy, benching two young Brewers for sloppy play

    Green Bay Press Gazette 27 Apr 2025
    LOUIS – Pat Murphy doesn't hide his affinity for Sal Frelick and Caleb Durbin ... "Young players that weren't playing the right way," Murphy said afterwards ... "No conversation," Frelick said when asked if Murphy explained his thinking.
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    Reader Opinion: Libraries are vital to our democracy, by Erik Murphy

    The Keene Sentinel 26 Apr 2025
    In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the federal bureaucracy by targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services for defunding or elimination ... .
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    Joan Blasdell Murphy

    The Post-Star 26 Apr 2025
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    Brooks honored with Ruthanne Murphy Good Works award

    Log Cabin Democrat 26 Apr 2025
    Greenbrier Attorney Brian Brooks was honored on Thursday as the sole recipient of the Ruthanne Murphy Good Works award by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) ... .
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    Sen. Chris Murphy’s ’emergency’ message about Trump is connecting with Democratic voters

    The Seattle Times 26 Apr 2025
    Chris Murphy has been touring the country talking to voters, and some people are starting to view the Democratic senator from Connecticut as worthy of the national spotlight ... .
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    Dolores B. "Dee" (Burns) Murphy

    The Daily Nonpareil 26 Apr 2025
    Dolores B. "Dee" (Burns) Murphy, age 78, of Council Bluffs, passed away April 21, 2025, at her home. Dee was born June 25, 1946, in Council Bluffs. Private family services will be held ... .
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    Murphy shuts down Lawrence as Hun wins again -- Softball recap

    NJ 26 Apr 2025
    Anna Murphy struck out seven in a three-hitter as Hun defeated Lawrence, 6-3, in Princeton. The Raiders have won back-to-back games since the end of their season-opening, eight-game win streak ....
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    Tyler Shough's dog, Murphy, takes NFL draft by storm after Saints select Louisville QB

    The Gleaner 26 Apr 2025
    40 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, NFL Network's broadcast caught Shough's dog, Murphy, jumping for pure joy on the announcement at the quarterback's draft party with friends and family in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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    Villanova’s Liam Murphy, an Allentown High product, wraps up Penn Relays career as a collegiate

    The Trentonian 26 Apr 2025
    PHILADELPHIALiam Murphy would have liked his last Penn Relays race as a collegiate to end in victory ... Villanova was the defending champion in the event after running a Penn Relays record 15.51.91 with Murphy on anchor leg.
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    ‘It would be momentous’ – Snooker bosses facing mega payout with Shaun Murphy and Judd ...

    The Sun 26 Apr 2025
    SHAUN MURPHY has no issue taking money out of the World Snooker Tour kitty in Sunday’s Battle of the Bonuses ... Shaun Murphy could bank a mega £147,000 bonus ... Murphy, the 2005 world snooker ...
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