Irish Spelling variations include: Murphy, Morchoe, O'Murphy, Murfie, Murfree, Morfie, Morfey and many more.
First found in county Wexford where they held a family seat from very early times. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander, Andrew, Antony, Bernard, Cornelius, Daniel, David, Denis, Edward, Elizabeth, Ellen, Francis, George, Henry, Hugh, James, Jeremiah, John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary, Michael, Patrick, Owen, Peter, Robert, Thomas, Timothy and William Murphy.
Motto Translated: Brave and hospitable.
Suggested Readings for the name Murphy: The Ancestors and Descendants of Simon Jones and Ann M. (Dorr) Murphy by Marjorie Barnes Thompson; Early Murphy's, Murpheys in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Robertson and Carroll Counties, Tennessee by Marion Emerson Murphy;
Some noteworthy people of the name Murphy: Morg murphy (1867-1938) American baseball player; Dervla murphy (contemporary) Irish travel writer; Dale murphy (1956-) American baseball player; Graeme murphy (1951-) Australian dancer; Audie murphy (1924-1971) American actor; Michael murphy (1938-) American actor; Bridey murphy (19th c) Irish previous incarnation of "Virginia Tighe Morrow"; Ben murphy (1942-) American actor; Edward Regan murphy (1961-) American comedian; Turk murphy (1915-1987) jazz musician; Arthur murphy (1727-1805) Irish actor; Graeme murphy (1951-) Australian dancer; William Parry murphy (1892-) American physician
