Murphy

Murphy () is an Irish surname. 2Origins and variants The surname is a variant 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, the second most common surname in Canada and the fifty-eighth most common surname in the United States. The last name "Murphy" is also what Irish travellers called themselves when people asked for names. 2People with the surname 3Men Ciarán Murphy, Irish T.D. Murphy, baseball player Murphy, the ring name of wrestler Mikael Judas Alex Murphy (rugby league) (born 1939), English rugby league footballer Anthony Murphy (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer Arthur Murphy, several people: Arthur Murphy (writer) (1727–1805), Irish actor and playwright Arthur H. Murphy (1831–1903), entrepreneur and political figure in Quebec, Canada Arthur P. Murphy (1870–1914), American Republican politician Audie Murphy (1925–1971), American war hero and actor Austin J. Murphy (born 1927), Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania Barnes Murphy (born 1947), former Gaelic footballer for Sligo Bob Murphy, several people, see Robert Murphy Bos Murphy (1924–2000), New Zealander boxer of the 1940s and 1950s Brian Murphy, several people: Brian Murphy (actor) (born 1933), British actor most noted for his role as George Roper in the sitcom George and Mildred Brian Murphy (baseball) (born 1980), American college baseball coach Brian Murphy (politician) (born 1961), former mayor of Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada Brian Murphy (cricketer) (born 1976), former captain of the Zimbabwean cricket team Brian Murphy (dual player) (born 1952), former hurler and Gaelic footballer with Cork, Ireland Brian Murphy (soccer player) (born 1983), currently playing for Cardiff City F.C. Brian Murphy (politician) (born 1956), first to win independent race in his town Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982) (born 1982), corner-back on the Cork, Ireland, senior hurling team Brian Murphy (writer) (born 1959), religion editor for the Associated Press Buddy Murphy, Australian professional wrestler Calvin Murphy (born 1948), American retired basketball player Charles Murphy, several people: Charles Murphy (1880–1958), Irish politician more commonly referred to as Cathal Ó Murchadha Charles Murphy (architect) (1890–1985), the Chicago-based architect of C.F. Murphy Associates, later Murphy/Jahn Inc. Charles Murphy (Canadian politician) (1862–1935) Charles Francis Murphy (1858–1924), American political figure Charles Minthorn Murphy (1870–1950), a.k.a. "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy, American cyclist Charles Quinton Murphy (1959–2017), American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian Charles Terrence Murphy (Canadian politician) (born 1926), Canadian politician Chris Murphy (born 1973), United States Senator from Connecticut Cillian Murphy (born 1976), Irish actor Colin Murphy, several people: Colin Murphy, Irish comedian Colin Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1980), Canadian ice-hockey player a different, Anglicized, spelling of Colm Murphy (born 1952), Irish, alleged suspect in the Omagh bombing Conor Murphy, Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland Dale Murphy, several people: Dale Murphy (born 1956), American retired baseball player Dale D. Murphy, professor at Georgetown University Daniel Murphy, several people Danny Murphy, several people Darren Murphy (1961–2012) bassist with Indie band Wasted Youth. Darren Murphy, Irish professional football player Daryl Murphy, Irish professional football player David Murphy, several people: David Murphy (baseball) (born 1981), American David Murphy, CIA's station chief in Berlin from 1959–1961 David Murphy (footballer, born 1984), English David Lee Murphy (born 1959), American country music singer-songwriter Dick Murphy (born 1942), American retired Republican politician Donald E. Murphy (born 1960), American Republican politician Donnie Murphy (born 1983), American Baseball Player Derek Murphy, (born 1968) American Rapper a.k.