Murdock is a surname. A relatively modern iteration of the Irish or Scottish name Murdoch. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrew Murdock (born 1962), American record producer
  • Andrew G. Murdock (fl. 2000s), botanist whose official abbreviation is "Murdock", who described the fern genus Ptisana
  • Bennet Murdock (1925–2022), American psychologist
  • Colin Murdock (born 1975), Northern Irish footballer
  • David H. Murdock (1923–2025), American businessman
  • Deroy Murdock, American syndicated columnist
  • Dorothy M. Murdock, better known by pen name Acharya S, author and proponent of the Christ myth theory
  • Eric Murdock, American basketball player
  • George Peter Murdock, American anthropologist known for his empirical approach to ethnological studies
  • George Murdock, American actor
  • Ian Murdock, founder and former leader of the Debian Linux Distribution
  • J. Edgar Murdock (1894–1977), American jurist
  • James Murdock (disambiguation), various people
  • Joseph Murdock (disambiguation), various people
  • Kirk Radomski (known to players as Murdock), New York Mets employee
  • Mackenzie Murdock (born 1989), American voice actor and writer
  • Mike Murdock, American televangelist and pastor
  • Murdock, Portuguese footballer
  • Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr., American politician from Utah
  • Red Murdock (born 2003), American football player
  • Roger E. Murdock, American police officer
  • Sharon Murdock, Canadian politician
  • Shirley Murdock, American R&B singer
  • William Murdock, American politician
  • William Murdoch, also spelled Murdock, early-nineteenth century Scottish engineer

Fictional characters

  • Murdock, the fictional main antagonist in Carland Cross
  • Buz Murdock, fictional character from the TV series Route 66
  • H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock, character played by the actor Dwight Schultz in the 1980s television series The A-Team
  • Roger Murdock, character from Airplane!, played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Buck Murdock, character from Airplane II: The Sequel, played by William Shatner

Marvel Comics

  • Matthew Murdock, the given name of the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil of Earth-616 and namesake of the Netflix series Daredevil
  • Mike Murdock, Matt Murdock's magically created twin brother
  • Jack Murdock, Matt's and Mike's father
  • Maggie Murdock, Matt's and Mike's mother
  • Matthew Murdock, the given name of the Kingpin of Earth-65

See also

  • Maddock (surname)
  • Murdoc
  • Murdoch