Genuine Murphy: Miscellany

Murphy Miscellany

Just How Many Murphys Are There?

Donner Party Murphys.

How Many Murphys! Sure Murphy is a popular name, but just how popular is it? According to the 1990 U.S. Census and the U.S. Census Department, the name Murphy ranked 59th nationwide. That's .12% of the population, or 29,184,480 Murphys in the United States alone. The following list shows how popular the name Murphy is in each state.

State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Minnesota
Missouri

Rank
< 100
56th
52nd
93rd
57th
46th
12th
35th
46th
79th
< 100
88th
34th
65th
45th
60th
56th
< 100
34th
38th
5th
48th
< 100
37th
54th

State
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Rank
26th
56th
47th
13th
10th
< 100
12th
91st
< 100
50th
< 100
80th
40th
8th
< 100
86th
< 100
97th
< 100
42nd
81st
55th
75th
44th
100th

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The Donner Party Murphys
Eight Murphys joined the Donners on an ill-fated voyage from Missouri to California. Only five survived!
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