Origins of the Murphey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 17Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 3East Midlands 3West Midlands 19East 20London 190South East 21South West 8South Wales 3Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Murpheys lived in london

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    8,800 Murphey Travel & migration records
    6,300 Murpheys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Murphey

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    Common jobs for Murpheys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Murpheys in 1921

    House Servant

    29

    Servant

    25

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Laundress

    24

    Charwoman

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Murpheys in 1921

    General Labourer

    66

    Dock Labourer

    39

    Coal Miner

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Mariner

    28

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