How Common Is the Last Name Murphy?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Murphy today

341,487

Ranked #64 of 162,254 published surnames · 104.56 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 308,417 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

83.11%

Black

11.53%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.58%

Hispanic

2.34%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.