Murphy - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Murphy \m(u)-rphy, mur-phy\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "sea warrior".

Murphy has 6 variant forms: Murfee, Murfey, Murfie, Murphee, Murphey and Murphie.

Baby names that sound like Murphy are Murrow, Marve, Murough and Morrow.

Murphy is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Murphy. Click here to compare Murphy with related baby names.