Murdoch

English

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly from Scottish Gaelic muir (“sea”), or from muireach (“mariner”); or from descendants of Clan Macpherson, also titled "Clann Mhuirich" indicating descent from "Mhuirich the Parson"; or from descendants of legendary bard Muiredach O Daly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɜː(ɹ)dɒk/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɹdɔx/

Proper noun

Murdoch

1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
   • 2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The four-part Showtime docuseries charts the importance of gossip to the New York tabloids, but also the growth of such material beyond them, via the web, TMZ and television, where Murdoch brought his tabloid sensibilities with “A Current Affair,” spawning a host of imitators.

2. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, named after James Edward Murdoch.
3. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after Walter Murdoch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murdoch is the 8,669^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,790 individuals. Murdoch is most common among White (93.03%) individuals.