Murdoch

For other uses, see Murdoch (disambiguation).

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:

Murdoch

Origin
Meaning	mariner sea-warrior sea-ruler
Region of origin	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 (businesswoman), daughter of Rupert Murdoch
• Elisabeth Murdoch (senior), philanthropist, wife of 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
• Iris Murdoch, British 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
• 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