Given name & surname
Murdock
“from the sea”
Murdock is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “from the sea.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murdock through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 340
- 340 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 240 as a first name in 2020; 19,275 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Murdock’s family of names
Murdock has a related form in Murdo. Murdock has a related form in Murdoc. Murdock has a related form in Murdoch.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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