Murdoch
Murdoch (/ˈmɜːrdɒk/ MUR-dok, UK also /-dəx/ -dəkh)[1] Is a Scottish and Irish surname and given name. An Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal names Muireadhach ‘mariner’, Murchadh ‘sea-warrior’, and Muircheartach ‘sea-ruler’, the first element in each being muir ‘sea’.[2][3] Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
[edit]- Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, Scottish nobleman.
- Murdoch Macdonald, British politician and civil engineer
- Murdoch MacLennan (born 1949), British media executive
Surname
[edit]- Alexi Murdoch, Scottish-born singer
- Alister Murdoch, Australian air marshal
- Beamish Murdoch, judge and historian of Nova Scotia
- Ben Murdoch-Masila, New Zealand Rugby League player
- Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer
- Billy Murdoch (Scottish footballer)
- Blair Murdoch, Canadian television producer
- Bobby Murdoch, Scottish footballer
- Bradley John Murdoch, Australian murderer
- Brian H. Murdoch (1930–2020), Irish mathematician
- Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian who invented disposable hypodermic syringes
- David Murdoch – several people including
- David Murdoch, Scottish sportsman
- Don Murdoch, National Hockey League player
- Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman), daughter of Rupert Murdoch
- Elisabeth Murdoch (senior), philanthropist, wife of Keith Murdoch and mother of Rupert Murdoch
- George Murdoch, first mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Gilbert Hugh Murdoch, Canadian politician
- Iris Murdoch, British novelist and philosopher
- James Murdoch – several people including
- James Murdoch (born 1972), British-American businessman
- John E. Murdoch, American historian and philosopher of science
- John Smith Murdoch, Australian architect
- Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and father of Rupert Murdoch
- Keith Murdoch (rugby union) (1943–2018), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Lachlan Murdoch, former chief operating officer of News Corporation and eldest son of Rupert Murdoch
- Lachlan Murdoch, Canadian actor
- Marion Murdoch (1849–?), American minister
- Richard Murdoch, British comedian and light actor
- Robert C. Murdoch, New Zealand malacologist
- Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American media mogul, CEO and Chairman of News Corporation
- Stuart Murdoch (football manager), former footballer and ex-manager of Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
- Stuart Murdoch (musician), Scottish singer
- Trevor Murdoch, American professional wrestler
- Walter Murdoch, Australian academic and essayist
- William Murdoch – several people, including:
- William McMaster Murdoch, first officer on the RMS Titanic
- William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor of gas lighting (sometimes spelt "Murdock")
- William Murdoch (poet), Scottish poet
Fictional characters
[edit]- Detective William Murdoch, the protagonist in a series of novels by Maureen Jennings, and a spin-off television series
- Murdoch, a tender engine character in Thomas & Friends, Introduced in the Series 7 episode (Peace and Quiet)
See also
[edit]- Murdoch (disambiguation)
- Murdoch family
- Murdaugh
- Murdock
- Muirchertach
- Murtagh
- Muireadhach I, Earl of Menteith, Scottish nobleman
- Muireadhach II, Earl of Menteith, Scottish nobleman
- Muireadhach III, Earl of Menteith, Scottish nobleman
- Murdoc, a character in the MacGyver television series
- Murdoc Niccals, bassist for the virtual band Gorillaz
References
[edit]- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, p. 526, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0
- ^ "Murdoch Surname Meaning & Murdoch Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Selectsurnames.com
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