US Population With Last Name Murphy By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on December 11, 2025.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 308,417 people in the US whose last name was Murphy, and the rate of occurence of the Murphy last name was 104.56 per 100K.

The race of 83.11% of the people with the last name of Murphy was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 256,325 people); 11.53% was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 35,560 people); and 2.34% was Hispanic or Latino (i.e. 7,217 people).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Murphy By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Murphy last name.

US Population With Last Name Murphy By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 256325 83.11
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 35560 11.53
Hispanic or Latino 7217 2.34
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 5428 1.76
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2097 0.68
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 1789 0.58