The Murphey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,013 people carried this name — #8,254 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,947 in 2000.

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In print

Murphey in American newspapers,
1892–1908.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Murphey
New-york Tribune 1908-04-11
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Murphey
New-york Tribune 1906-12-23
Newspaper page from Los Angeles Herald carrying the name Murphey
Los Angeles Herald 1892-09-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Murphey in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

389 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Murphey. The most, 61, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 105
Queensland 89
Victoria 86
South Australia 63
Western Australia 25
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Murphey.

Who carried it

People named Murphey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Archibald Murphey
    Archibald Murphey 1777–1832 · judge
  • Charles Murphey 1799–1861 · lawyer
  • Christopher Murphey 1901– · screenwriter
  • Rhoads Murphey 1919–2012 · historian
  • Patricia Murphey Rostker 1921–2011
  • Valeria McCullough Murphey 1926–1990 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Murphey,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States765 records

765 records of the Murphey name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 230
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 180
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 89
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Flewellyn P. Murphey

    Born 1914 in Georgia. Enlisted 1941 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; insurance salesman from Bibb County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johan Murphey

    Arrived at New York in 1834 aboard the Authentic from Liverpool, aged 27; laborer. From Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Douglas Wayne Murphey

    Born 1946; from Springfield, Tennessee. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 765 records for Murphey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia123 records

123 records of the Murphey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 86
  • Tasmanian Names Index 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Murphey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Fulwood, aged 20; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Andrew Murphey

    Gentleman of Deepdene, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Patrick Joseph Murphey

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 123 records for Murphey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada24 records

24 records of the Murphey name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 19
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Murphey

    Came to Ontario in 1872 aboard the Corinthian, landing at Quebec, bound for Whitby, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James V. Murphey

    Died 1945 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Byron Murphey

    Died 1929 in Freeport, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 24 records for Murphey in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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