Murphy

Murphy is a surname of Irish origin meaning 'sea warrior'.

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Name.name: Murphy
Name.language: English
Name.meaning: 'sea warrior'
Name.region: Ireland
Name.variant forms: Murchadh, Murphey, MacMurphy, Morphy, O'Morchoe, O'Murphy, Ó Murchú, Murpy, Murphree

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native label: Murphy
Soundex: M610
Cologne phonetics: 673
Caverphone: MF1111
Commons category: Murphy (surname)
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Origins and variants
Folklore and legends
Modern distribution and diaspora
People with the surname
Men
Women
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Murphy is a surname of Irish origin meaning 'sea warrior'.

== Origins 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).