Murphy

Robert E. Matheson
1909
Birth Indexes of 1890
Number of Entries in Birth Indexes for 1890
*Murphy (1385)
Ireland
1386
Leinster
476
Munster
611
Ulster
189
Connaught
110
Counties in which principally found
Generally distributed, but the largest numbers are found in Cork, Dublin, and Wexford. They vary from 5 in each of the counties of Westmeath, Tyrone, and Sligo, to close on 500 in Cork.

For an explanation of the above table see Table Explanation.

To find spelling variations and alternatives to particular surnames, see Matheson’s Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland.