Murphy (family name)

Murphy was originally a patronymic educated family name Irish origin, today English-speaking occurs throughout meaning "descendant of Murchadh".

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Alex Murphy (rugby player) (born 1939), English rugby player
• Alex Murphy (basketball player) (born 1993), American basketball player
• Alex Murphy (actor) (born 1997), Irish actor
• Amanda Landers-Murphy (* 1991), New Zealand squash player
• Anna Murphy (* 1989), Swiss musician and sound engineer
• Annalize Murphy (* 1990), Irish sailor
• Arthur Murphy (actor) (1727-1805) Irish actor and playwright
• Arthur Edward Murphy (1901–1962), American philosopher
• Arthur P. Murphy (1870-1914), American politician
• Audie Murphy (1925–1971), highest decorated US soldier of World War II and film actor
• Austin Murphy (born 1927), American politician

B.

• B. Frank Murphy (1867–1938), American politician
• Barny Murphy (* 1954), German guitarist and music producer
• Ben Murphy (actor) (born 1942), American actor
• Ben Murphy (pilot) (* 1975), English aerobatic pilot
• Benjamin Edwin Murphy (born 1942), American actor, see Ben Murphy (actor)
• Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867–1938), American politician, see B. Frank Murphy
• Benjamin Russell Murphy (1889–1957) American athlete and coach, see B. Russell Murphy
• Bernard James Murphy (1918–1974), Canadian religious
• Bill Murphy (born 1981), American baseball player
• Bobby Murphy (soccer coach) , American soccer coach
• Bobby Murphy (Entrepreneur) (* 1989), American entrepreneur and co-founder of Snapchat
• Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), American actress
• Buddy Murphy (* 1988), Australian wrestler

C.

• Calvin Murphy (born 1948), American basketball player
• Catherine Murphy (* 1979), British athlete
• Charles Murphy (Senator) (1862–1935), Canadian politician
• Charles Murphy (cyclist) (1870–1950), American cyclist
• Charles Murphy (architect) (1890–1985), American architect
• Charles B. Murphy (1881–1942), American actor
• Charles P. Murphy (1882–1953), American politician
• Charlie Murphy ( Charles Quinton Murphy ; 1959-2017), American actor
• Chris Murphy (engineer) (* 1957), English Formula 1 engineer
• Chris Murphy (actor) , actor
• Chris Murphy (musician) (* 1968), Canadian rock musician
• Chris Murphy (politician) (* 1973), American politician
• Christina Murphy (* 1981), American actress
• Christopher Murphy (born 1947), British politician
• Chuck Murphy (1922-2001), American musician
• Cillian Murphy (born 1976), Irish actor
• Clayton Murphy (* 1995), American middle-distance runner
• Colin Murphy (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Connor Murphy (* 1993), American ice hockey player
• Conor Murphy (politician) (* 1963), Northern Irish politician (Sinn Féin)
• Conor Murphy (cyclist) (born 1982), Irish cyclist
• Conor Murphy (water diver) , American synchronized diver
• Conor Murphy (chess player) (* 1999), Irish chess player
• Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932-2017), English clergyman, Archbishop of Westminster
• Cory Murphy (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cullen Murphy (* 1952), American comic book writer
• Curtis Murphy (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player

D.

• Dan Murphy, American guitarist and singer with Soul Asylum
• Daniel Murphy (Archbishop) (1815–1907), Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Hobart
• Dan Murphy (1944-2020), American doctor in East Timor
• Daniel Murphy (computer scientist) , American computer scientist
• Daniel Murphy (snooker player) , English snooker player
• Daniel Murphy (baseball player) (born 1985), American baseball player
• Daniel Murphy (squash player) (* 1996), squash player from the Cayman Islands
• Daniel J. Murphy (1922-2001), American admiral
• Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy (* 1943), American clergyman, Bishop of Chulucanas
• Danny Murphy (born 1977), English football player
• Daryl Murphy (born 1983), Irish football player
• David Murphy (baseball player) (born 1981), American baseball player
• David Murphy (soccer player) (born 1984), English soccer player
• David E. Murphy (1921–2014), American intelligence officer
• David Lee Murphy (born 1958), American country singer
• Deirdre Murphy (1959-2014), American-Irish cyclist
• Diana E. Murphy (* 1934), American lawyer
• Dick Murphy (born 1942), American politician
• Donna Murphy (born 1959), American actress
• Dwayne Murphy (born 1955), American baseball player

E.

• Ed Murphy (born 1956), American basketball player
• Eddie Murphy (born 1961), American actor
• Edward Murphy (Archbishop) (1651–1728), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
• Edward Murphy junior (1836–1911), American politician
• Edward Murphy (speed skater) (1905–1973), American speed skater
• Edward A. Murphy (1918–1990), American engineer
• Edward John Murphy (born 1930), American soccer player and Olympic competitor
• Edward Regan Murphy , known as Eddie Murphy (born 1961), American actor
• Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy (born 1947), British psychiatrist, university professor and politician
• Elliott Murphy (born 1949), American singer and songwriter
• Emily Murphy (1868–1933), Canadian women's rights activist, lawyer, and author
• Emmy Murphy , American mathematician
• Evelyn Murphy (* 1940), American politician
• Everett J. Murphy (1852–1922), American politician

F.

• Francis Murphy (Bishop) (1795-1858), Australian bishop
• Francis P. Murphy (1877-1958), American politician
• Francis X. Murphy (1915–2002), American priest and university professor
• Frank Murphy (pole vaulter) (1889–1980), American pole vaulter
• Frank Murphy (politician, 1890) (1890–1949), American judge and politician
• Frank Murphy (Politician, 1897) (1897–1944), American politician (Michigan)
• Frank Murphy (soccer player, 1915) (1915-1984), Scottish soccer player
• Frank Murphy (water diver) (* 1928), Australian water diver
• Frank Murphy (middle distance runner) (1947-2017) Irish middle distance runner
• Frank Murphy (soccer player, 1959) (born 1959), Scottish soccer player
• Frank Murphy ( American football player ) (born 1977), American football player
• Frank Murphy (rugby player) (born 1981), Irish rugby union player and referee
• Franklin Murphy (1846–1920), American politician (New Jersey)
• Franklin David Murphy (1916–1994), American medical doctor
• Fred Murphy (* 1942), American cameraman

G

• G. Patrick Murphy (* 1948), American lawyer
• Gardner Murphy (1895–1979), American psychologist and parapsychologist
• Geoff Murphy (1938-2018), New Zealand director and writer
• Geordan Murphy (born 1978), Irish rugby player
• George Murphy (1902–1992), American actor and politician
• George Murphy , special effects artist
• Gerard Murphy (1948-2013), Northern Irish actor
• Gerry Murphy († 2014), Irish rugby player and clergyman
• Gillian Murphy (* 1979), American ballet dancer
• Gord Murphy (* 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Gráinne Murphy (* 1993), Irish swimmer
• Greg Murphy (jazz musician) (* 1959), American jazz musician
• Greg Murphy (politician) (born 1963), American politician

H

• Harold Lloyd Murphy (* 1927), American lawyer
• Heidi Grant Murphy (* 1965), American singer and music teacher
• Henry Murphy (hockey player) (1882-1942), Irish hockey player
• Henry C. Murphy (1810–1882), American politician

I.

• Isaac Murphy (1799–1882), American politician
• Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896), American jockey

J

• JJ Murphy (actor) (1928-2014), Northern Irish actor
• JJ Murphy (born 1947), American director
• JT Murphy (1888-1965) British trade unionist
• Jack M. Murphy (1925–1984), American politician
• Jaden Pine-Murphy (* 1990), New Zealand ice hockey goalkeeper
• James Murphy (Bishop) (1744-1824), Irish clergyman, Bishop of Clogher
• James Murphy (1910-1989), Welsh football coach and football player, see Jimmy Murphy (football player)
• James Murphy (* 1967), American guitarist
• James Murphy (DJ) (* 1970), American music producer, singer-songwriter and DJ
• James Murphy-O'Connor (1925-2014) Irish rugby player
• James J. Murphy (1898–1962), American politician
• James Vincent Murphy (1880-1946), Irish translator, writer and journalist
• James William Murphy (1858–1927), American politician
• Jamie Murphy (born 1989), Scottish soccer player
• Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893), American politician
• Jerome Murphy-O'Connor († 2013), Irish Biblical archaeologist
• Jim Murphy (* 1967), British politician (Labor Party)
• Jimmy Murphy (racing driver) (1894–1924), American racing driver
• Jimmy Murphy (soccer player) ( James Patrick Murphy ; 1910–1989), Welsh soccer player and coach
• Jimmy Murphy (musician) (1925–1981), American musician

• Joe Murphy (soccer player, 1873) (1873 – after 1900), English soccer player
• Joe Murphy (actor) (1877–1961), American actor
• Joe Murphy (drummer) (around 1910 – after 1950), American R&B and jazz musician
• Joe Murphy (ice hockey player, 1967) ( Joseph Patrick Murphy ; * 1967) Canadian ice hockey player
• Joe Murphy (ice hockey player, 1975) (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Joe Murphy (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), Irish soccer player
• John Murphy (Bishop) (1772–1847) Irish clergyman, Bishop of Cork
• John Murphy (priest) (1753–1798), leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
• John Murphy (politician) (1786–1841), American politician
• John Murphy (football player, 1872) (1872-1924), English football player
• John Murphy (football player, 1886) (1886– ??), Irish football player
• John Murphy (football player, 1894) (1894–1921), Scottish football player
• John Murphy (track and field athlete) (1895–1972), American high jumper
• John Murphy (football player, 1900) (1900–1973), English football player
• John Murphy (soccer player, 1912) (1912– ??), Scottish soccer player
• John Murphy (soccer player, 1942) (1942-2020), Scottish soccer player
• John Murphy (soccer player, 1949) (born 1949), Scottish soccer player
• John Murphy (politician, 1950) (born 1950), Australian politician
• John Murphy (swimmer) (born 1953), American swimmer
• John Murphy (composer) (born 1965), English composer
• John Murphy (soccer player, 1976) (born 1976), English soccer player
• John Murphy (cyclist) (* 1984), American cyclist
• John Benjamin Murphy (1857-1916), American surgeon
• John Cullen Murphy (1919–2004), American comic artist
• John M. Murphy (1926–2015), American politician
• John W. Murphy (Politician, 1874) (1874–1947), American lawyer and politician (Arizona)
• John W. Murphy (Politician, 1902) ( John William Murphy ; 1902–1962), American politician (Pennsylvania)
• Johnny Murphy (1943-2016), Irish actor
• Jonathan Murphy (born 1981), American actor
• Joseph Murphy (esoteric) (1898–1981), Irish esoteric
• Joseph Murphy (clergyman) (* 1968), Irish clergyman
• Joseph Murphy (Horseman) (* 1976), Irish horseman
• Joseph Anthony Murphy (1857–1939), Irish clergyman, titular bishop in Birtha
• Joseph C. Murphy (1907–1987), American politician

K

• Keara Murphy (* 1967), British stand-up comedian, actress and playwright
• Kelly Murphy (Author) (* 1977), American author and illustrator
• Kelly Murphy (volleyball player) (* 1989), American volleyball player, 2016 Olympian
• Kelly Murphy (cyclist) (born 1989), Irish cyclist
• Kevin Murphy (musician) (born 1947), American keyboardist
• Kevin Murphy (swimmer) ( King of the Channel ; * 1949), British channel swimmer
• Kevin Murphy (actor) (born 1956), American actor and puppeteer
• Kevin Murphy (Ombudsman) , Irish Ombudsman for the President of the Republic
• Kevin Murphy ( American football player ) (born 1963), American football player
• Kevin Murphy (pianist) , American pianist and music educator
• Kevin Murphy (basketball player) (born 1990), American basketball player
• Kevin Murphy (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and producer
• Kevin J. Murphy , American politician
• Kevin M. Murphy (* 1958), American economist
• Kevin Mark Murphy , Canadian musician
• Kevin P. Murphy , American politician

L.

• Larry Murphy (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
• Lawrence C. Murphy (1925-1998), American priest
• Lee Roy Murphy (born 1958), American boxer, IBF world cruiserweight champion

M.

• Mark Murphy (musician) (1932-2015), American jazz singer
• Mark Murphy (ice hockey player) (born 1976), American ice hockey player
• Mark Murphy (soccer player) (born 1984), American soccer player
• Marty Murphy (1933–2009), American draftsman
• Mary Murphy (1931-2011), American actress
• Matt Murphy (1929-2018), American blues guitarist
• Maurice J. Murphy (1927–2002), American politician
• Michael Murphy (Bishop) (1924-1996), Irish Bishop of Cork and Ross
• Michael Murphy (Author) (born 1930), American author
• Michael Murphy (actor) (born 1938), American actor
• Michael Murphy (Politician) , Irish Politician, President of the European Court of Auditors
• Michael Murphy (triathlete) , Australian triathlete
• Michael Murphy (sculptor) (* 1975), American sculptor
• Michael Murphy (architect) , American architect
• Michael Joseph Murphy (1915–2007), American clergyman, Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania
• Michael P. Murphy (1976–2005), US Navy lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient
• Mike Murphy (coach) (1861–1913), American athletics and football coach
• Mike Murphy (stunt pilot) (1906–1981), American stunt pilot
• Mike Murphy (ice hockey player, 1950) (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
• Mike Murphy (film editor) , film editor
• Mike Murphy (Political Advisor) (born 1962), American Political Advisor
• Mike Murphy (ice hockey player, 1989) (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
• Mike L. Murphy (* 1975), American animator
• Morgan F. Murphy (1932–2016), American politician

N

• Nick Murphy (* 1988), Australian soul singer

O

• Oakes Murphy (1849–1908), American politician

P

• Pat Murphy (director) (born 1951), Irish feminist filmmaker
• Pat Murphy (author) (* 1955), American author
• Pat Murphy (actor) (* 1971), German actor and speaker
• Patrick Murphy (Judoka) (born 1944), Irish judoka
• Patrick Murphy (politician, 1973) (* 1973), American politician (Pennsylvania)
• Patrick Murphy (politician, 1983) (* 1983), American politician (Florida)
• Patrick Murphy (ice hockey player) (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Patrick Murphy (swimmer) (* 1984), Australian swimmer
• Patrick Charles Murphy (1868–1925), Canadian politician
• Patrick Laurence Murphy (1920–2007), Australian clergyman
• Paul Murphy (politician, 1948) (born 1948), British politician (Labor Party)
• Paul Murphy (musician) (born 1949), American drummer
• Paul Murphy (cameraman) (born 1954), Australian cameraman
• Paul Murphy (politician, 1983) (born 1983), Irish politician (Socialist Party)
• Paul Murphy (snooker player) , Scottish snooker player
• Peter Murphy (soccer player, 1922) (1922–1975), English soccer player
• Peter Murphy (racing driver) British motorcycle racer
• Peter Murphy (politician) (born 1949), American politician (Maryland)
• Peter Murphy (musician) (born 1957), British musician
• Peter Murphy (artist) (born 1959), British artist
• Peter Murphy (soccer player, 1980) (born 1980), Irish soccer player
• Peter Murphy (soccer player, 1990) (born 1990), English soccer player
• Phil Murphy (* 1957), American diplomat, investment banker and politician
• Philip Francis Murphy (1933–1999), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Baltimore

R.

• Richard Murphy (1912–1993), American screenwriter
• Richard Murphy (poet) (born 1927), Irish poet
• Richard Murphy (rower) (born 1931), American rower
• Richard L. Murphy (1875–1936), American politician
• Richard W. Murphy (* 1929), American diplomat
• Robert Murphy (Diplomat) (1894–1978), American diplomat
• Robert Murphy (snooker player) , Irish snooker player
• Robert Cushman Murphy (1887–1973), American ornithologist
• Robert F. Murphy (1899–1976), American politician
• Robert S. Murphy (1861–1912), American politician
• Robert W. Murphy (* 1948), American ecologist and herpetologist
• Robert William Murphy (1902–1971), American writer
• Róisín Murphy (* 1973), Irish pop singer
• Ron Murphy (1933-2014), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Rose Murphy (1913–1989), American singer and pianist
• Rosemary Murphy (1925-2014), American actress
• Rupert L. Murphy (1909–1999), American lawyer and government employee
• Ryan Murphy (director) (born 1965), American director, journalist and screenwriter
• Ryan Murphy (ice hockey player, 1979) (born 1979), American-Canadian ice hockey player
• Ryan Murphy (ice hockey player, 1983) (born 1983), American ice hockey player
• Ryan Murphy ( American football player ) (born 1992), American football player
• Ryan Murphy (ice hockey player, 1993) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ryan Murphy (swimmer) (born 1995), American swimmer

S.

• Samantha Murphy (born 1997), American soccer player
• Sarah Murphy (* 1988), New Zealand-Canadian biathlete
• Scott Murphy (Medical Doctor) (1935-2006), Haematologist
• Scott Murphy (game developer) (* 1954), American game developer
• Scott Murphy (politician) (* 1970), American politician
• Shaun Murphy (singer) (born 1948), American singer and percussionist
• Shaun Murphy (soccer player) (born 1970), Australian soccer player
• Shaun Murphy (snooker player) (born 1982), English snooker player
• Shawn Murphy (* 1948), American sound engineer
• Sheree Murphy (* 1975), English actress and presenter
• Spud Murphy (1908–2005), American jazz musician, band leader and arranger
• Starr J. Murphy (1860-1921), American attorney
• Stephanie Murphy (* 1978), American politician
• Stephen Murphy (lute maker) (* 1942), Australian lute maker
• Stephen Murphy (snooker player) (born 1969), Irish snooker player
• Stephen Murphy (ice hockey player) (born 1981), British ice hockey player

T

• Tadhg Murphy (born 1979), Irish actor
• Ted Murphy (* 1971), American rower
• Thomas Murphy (playwright) (born 1935), Irish playwright
• Thomas Murphy (IRA member) (born 1949), alleged chief of staff of the IRA
• Thomas Austin Murphy (1911–1991), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Baltimore
• Thomas Francis Murphy (born 1953), American actor
• Thomas Joseph Murphy (1932–1997), American clergyman, Archbishop of Seattle
• Thomas William Murphy (1917–1995), American religious, Bishop of Juazeiro
• Tim Murphy (* 1952), American politician
• Timothy J. Murphy († 1949), Irish politician
• Timothy Patrick Murphy (1959–1988), American actor
• Timothy V. Murphy (born 1960), Irish actor
• Tom Murphy (politician) (1924-2007), American politician
• Tom Murphy (athlete) (born 1935), American middle-distance runner
• Tom Murphy (actor) (1968–2007), Irish actor
• Tom Murphy (astrophysicist) , American astrophysicist and university professor
• Tom Murphy (baseball player) (born 1991), American baseball player
• Tommy Murphy (born 1962), Northern Irish snooker player
• Tony Murphy (* 1990), Northern Irish badminton player
• Torpedo Billy Murphy (1863-1939), New Zealand featherweight boxer
• Troy Murphy (basketball player) (born 1980), American basketball player
• Troy Murphy (freestyle skier) (* 1992), American freestyle skier
• Tucker Murphy (* 1981), Bermuda cross-country skier
• Turk Murphy (1915–1987), American trombonist and composer

V

• Vincent B. Murphy (1888–1956), American politician

W.

• Walter Murphy (* 1952), American pianist and composer
• Warren Murphy (1933-2015), American author and reporter
• William Murphy (politician) (1892-1967) Irish politician (Fine Gael)
• William Murphy (boxer) (born 1904), Irish boxer
• William Murphy (actor) , American actor
• William Murphy (Bishop) (born 1936), Irish clergyman, Bishop of Kerry
• William B. Murphy (1908-1970), American film editor
• William Francis Murphy (Bishop, 1885) (1885–1950), American clergyman, Bishop of Saginaw
• William Francis Murphy (1890-1949), American lawyer and politician, see Frank Murphy (Politician, 1890)
• William Francis Murphy (Bishop, 1940) (born 1940), American clergyman, Bishop of Rockville Center
• William J. Murphy (Politician, 1912) (1912-1993) American politician (Idaho)
• William J. Murphy (politician, 1928) (born 1928), Irish politician
• William J. Murphy (politician, 1963) (born 1963), American politician (Rhode Island)
• William Martin Murphy (1845-1919), Irish politician
• William Parry Murphy (1892–1987), American medic
• William T. Murphy (1899–1978), American politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Murphy on surnames.behindthename.com (English)