McMurphy
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”).
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.