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'''Murdoch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɜːr|d|ɒ|k}} {{respell|MUR|dok}}, {{IPAc-en|UKalso|-|d|ə|x}} {{respell|-|dəkh}})<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|page=526|isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref> 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’. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Murdoch Surname Meaning & Murdoch Family History at Ancestry.co.uk® |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=murdoch&srsltid=AfmBOooG9s1mWJD7ACsFdKdKkE3rJ_7KMk7Y7njtcgykOoI9okn4LMF6 |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.ancestry.co.uk}}</ref><ref>[https://selectsurnames.com/murdoch/ Selectsurnames.com]</ref> Notable people with the name include:
{{Infobox surname|meaning={{hlist|mariner|sea-warrior|sea-ruler}}|region={{hlist|Ireland|Scotland}}}}
== Given name ==
* Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, Scottish nobleman * Murdoch Dickie (1919–2004), Scottish footballer * Murdoch Macdonald, British politician and civil engineer * Murdoch MacLennan (born 1949), British media executive * Murdoch McKenzie - several people
== Surname == * Alexi Murdoch, Scottish-born singer * Alfred Murdoch (1877–1960), New Zealand politician * Alister Murdoch, Australian air marshal * Andrew Murdoch - several people * Arthur Murdoch (1882–1960), British boxer * 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, daughter of Rupert Murdoch * Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, philanthropist, wife of Sir Keith Murdoch and mother of Rupert Murdoch * Francis B. Murdoch (1805–1882) was an American attorney and newspaper publisher * George Murdoch, first mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Gilbert Hugh Murdoch, Canadian politician * Dame Iris Murdoch, Irish novelist and philosopher * Ivon Murdoch (1892–1964), Australian Army officer during World War I * 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 * Sir 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 * Lesley Murdoch (born 1956), New Zealand former cricketer and field hockey player * Marion Murdoch (1849–?), American minister * Mary Murdoch (1864–1916), Scottish-born physician and suffragist * Nina Murdoch (1890–1976), Australian writer
* Patrick Murdoch, author, publisher, and mathematician * Paul Murdoch (born 1973), Australian former professional boxer * Richard Murdoch, British comedian and light actor * Robert C. Murdoch, New Zealand malacologist * Ronald Murdoch (born 1945), New Zealand former cricketer * Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American media mogul, CEO and Chairman of News Corporation * Sarah Murdoch (born 1972), British-Australian model, actress, and television presenter * Sean Murdoch (born 1986), Scottish former professional football goalkeeper * Steven Murdoch, Professor of Security Engineering in the Computer Science Department, University College London * Stuart Murdoch (football manager), former footballer and ex-manager of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. * Stuart Murdoch (musician), Scottish singer * Thomas Murdoch - several people * Trevor Murdoch, American professional wrestler * Walter Murdoch, Australian academic and essayist * Wendi Deng Murdoch (born 1968), Chinese-born American entrepreneur and socialite * 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 ==
* 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) * Matt Murdock, a lawyer blinded in childhood in an accident that gave him special abilities, commonly known by his alias, Daredevil. * John Murdoch, the protagonist of Alex Proyas's 1998 tech noir film ''Dark City''. * H.M. Murdock, from the A-Team. * Murdoc, antagonist from MacGyver.
== See also == * 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 == {{Reflist}}
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Category:English-language surnames Category:Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames Category:Masculine given names Category:Scottish Gaelic–language masculine given names