MURPHY is ranked as the 60th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 352,895.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 110.67 people named MURPHY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MURPHY is
354,864, the rank is 58
and the proportion per 100k Americans named MURPHY is 111.39.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MURPHY is
85.1% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
11.0% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.3% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MURPHY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MURPHY is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MURPHY
The state with the most people named
MURPHY is
New York where
32,894 people have this name.
Massachusetts is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MURPHY, as
255.15 in every 100,000
Massachusettsans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Massachusetts is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MURPHY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
16,853
130.84
100.0%
Indiana
7,396
112.12
99.9%
Iowa
3,726
119.92
99.9%
Kansas
3,101
106.79
99.9%
Michigan
10,160
102.52
100.0%
Minnesota
5,701
104.47
100.0%
Missouri
2,759
92.14
99.6%
Nebraska
1,695
90.09
99.9%
North Dakota
314
42.41
98.9%
Ohio
13,684
118.02
100.0%
South Dakota
699
81.88
99.7%
Wisconsin
5,594
97.16
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name MURPHY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
717
97.29
99.6%
Arizona
6,912
102.69
99.9%
California
32,868
84.71
100.0%
Colorado
5,896
110.08
100.0%
Hawaii
765
53.86
99.6%
Idaho
1,671
102.23
99.8%
Montana
1,600
156.34
99.9%
Nevada
2,926
103.05
99.9%
New Mexico
1,655
79.34
99.7%
Oregon
4,040
101.77
99.9%
Utah
2,012
68.38
99.6%
Washington
7,400
104.8
100.0%
Wyoming
737
126.11
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MURPHY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
5,785
160.84
100.0%
Maine
2,536
190.69
99.9%
Massachusetts
17,211
255.15
100.0%
New Hampshire
2,635
198.59
100.0%
New Jersey
11,415
127.71
100.0%
New York
32,894
166.59
100.0%
Pennsylvania
15,017
117.44
100.0%
Rhode Island
1,622
153.75
99.9%
Vermont
788
125.75
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name MURPHY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MURPHY as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MURPHY.
The most popular full name is Michael MURPHY.
2.73% of all the people named MURPHY
have this given name.
There are 5563 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MURPHY