What are the origins of the surname Murphy?Isn't it an Irish Catholic name?

Nil aon tintain mar do thintain fein.





Yup its an irish surname, not necessarily catholic tho.

What are the origins of the surname Murphy?Isn't it an Irish Catholic name?
I know lots of decent "proddies" with the surname Murphy (not so many Tims though...decent ones I mean!)....doesn't really prove anything.
Reply:Catholic no, irish yes and more specifically Gaelic. Means sea/ocean warrior or something like it, in Gaelic. Later predominately identified with Irish Catholics due to sheer number of catholics in the irish population, thus it is far more difficult to find a Murphy who is not a Catholic than one who is, in Ireland ... and indeed this is the association you may have found ... help at all?
Reply:Yes, it's an anglicisation of the Irish name 脫 Murchadha. It's not necessarily a Catholic name.
Reply:it is indeed an irish name but there aint such a thing as a catholic name only names.and my understanding is it is a common name of irish protestants (true)
Reply:To be sure to be sure, it certainly is
Reply:As indeed the name Lenny is also.
Reply:yes
Reply:It is also a THICK Irish stout Bob, I'll have a Murphy's please.


So that explains it he is a THICK IRISH non Catholic with brains like your shi te after a night on the Murphy's.
Reply:Their yei go a useful wee link


http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?na...
Reply:u see, the fools are from ireland and cant understand it, the fools,the fools,