Where is Murphy from?

My guess is...

Nigeria

flag of Nigeria

39%

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

flag of Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

32%

Ghana

flag of Ghana

10%

I'm 94% certain Murphy is Male.

According to a dataset of 1290, the average Murphy is around 53 years old.

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Learn about the name Murphy

Meaning of the name Murphy

From an Irish surname that was derived from Ó Murchadha meaning "descendant of Murchadh".

Characteristics of the name Murphy

OriginsEnglish, Irish
PronouncedMUR-fee
GenderUnisex
Traitsstrong, rough, comedic, common, simple, classic, strange, wholesome, informal

How do we know this about Murphy

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.