Murphy
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Murphy is an Anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Murchadha, meaning "son of Murchadh". These were derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler". (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle".)
People named Murphy
- Audie Murphy, actor, war hero
- Brittany Murphy, US actress
- Cillian Murphy, actor
- Daniel Murphy
- Eddie Murphy, US comedian
- Edward A. Murphy - see below: Murphy's law
- George Murphy, dancer, actor, Senator from California
- Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas
- Joseph W Murphy, A Publisher and poet from Tampa, Fl.
- Kevin Murphy, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
- Kevin Murphy, writer and Mystery Science Theater 3000 puppeteer
- Mark Murphy, jazz singer
- Richard Murphy, poet, member of Aosdána