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Where did the Irish Murphy family come from? What is the Irish Murphy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Murphy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Murphy family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name 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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murphy research. Another 208 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1127, 1172, and 1798 are included under the topic Early Murphy History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 21 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Murphy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Murphy Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Abraham Murphy, who settled in Maryland in 1674
  • Abraham Murphy, who arrived in Maryland in 1674
  • Daniel Murphy, who came to Maryland in 1678
  • Edmund Murphy, who arrived in Maryland in 1678
  • Howard Murphy, who landed in Maryland in 1678


Murphy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Edward Murphy, who settled in Boston in 1766
  • Dennis Murphy, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1766
  • Eleanor Murphy, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1767
  • Ann Murphy, who settled in Philadelphia in 1773

Murphy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Francis Murphy, who came to New York in 1803
  • Arthur Murphy, who settled in Philadelphia in 1804
  • Arthur Murphy, aged 49, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1804
  • Philip Murphy, aged 22, arrived in Maryland in 1812
  • Peter Murphy, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1813


Murphy Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Henrique Murphy, who arrived in Alabama in 1927

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  • Henry Cruse Murphy (1810-1982), American politician and historian
  • Franklin David Murphy (1916-1994), American administrator, businessman, and publisher
  • William Parry Murphy (1892-1987), American physician, who shared the 1934 Nobel Prize for discovering that a diet of liver relieves anemia
  • Francis William Murphy (1890-1949), US lawyer and politician
  • George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992), American dancer, actor, and politician
  • Mary Murphy (b. 1927), Emmy award-winning American actress of stage, film, and television
  • Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (1915-1987), renowned American jazz musician
  • Captain Audie Leon Murphy (1924-1971), the most decorated American soldier who among other awards was awarded both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Croix de Guerre (twice) during WWII
  • Private First Class Frederick C Murphy (1918-1945), American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
  • Matt "Guitar" Murphy (b. 1929), American blues guitarist

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  • 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.
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  2. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
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  5. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
  6. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  7. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  8. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
  9. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
  10. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
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The Murphy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Murphy Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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