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The earliest occurrence of the Murphy surname in our family history documents is from 1564, and we currently have 3,676,730 records where Murphy appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2488 Murphies were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Murphies were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Murphies were law-abiding. We found 2679 in criminal records.
3067 Murphies served in the First World War.
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