Murdoch ( , ) 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’.

Notable people with the name include:

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

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