Murdock is a surname. A relatively modern iteration of the Irish or Scottish name

Murdoch Murdoch ( , ) is an Irish/Scottish given name, as well as a surname. The name is derived from old Gaelic words ''mur'', meaning "sea" and ''murchadh'', meaning "sea warrior". The following is a list of notable people or entities with the name. ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrew Murdock Andrew Murdock (born January 24, 1962), also known as Mudrock, is an American record producer specializing in rock and metal genres. He is best known for producing Godsmack's ''Godsmack'' and ''Awake'' albums. More recently, Murdock has produc ...

, American record producer * Andrew G. Murdock, botanist whose official abbreviation is "Murdock", who described the fern genus ''

Ptisana Sori of ''Ptisana fraxinea'' ''Ptisana'' is a genus in the eusporangiate fern family Marattiaceae, comprising species historically treated in the genus '' Marattia''. The establishment of this genus follows the 2008 work by Andrew G. Murdock, wh ...

'' *

Bennet Murdock Bennet Bronson Murdock Jr. (October 18, 1925 – March 26, 2022) was an American psychologist known for his research on human memory, especially his pioneering research into short-term memory. Education Murdock received his undergraduate degree ...

(1925–2022), American psychologist *

Colin Murdock Colin James Murdock (born 2 July 1975) is a former association football player, who played for clubs including Preston North End F.C., Preston North End, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian and Rotherham United F.C., Rotherham United, and for Northern Ir ...

(born 1975), Northern Irish former footballer * Dorothy M. Murdock, better known by pen name

Acharya S Dorothy Milne Murdock (March 27, 1960 – December 25, 2015), better known by her pen names Acharya S and D. M. Murdock, was an American writer supporting the Christ myth theory that Jesus never existed as a historical person, but was rathe ...

, author and proponent of the Christ myth theory *

David H. Murdock David Howard Murdock (born April 11, 1923) is an American billionaire businessman, plant-based diet advocate and philanthropist. Early career Murdock was born on April 11, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri. His father was a traveling salesman; his ...

, American businessman *

Deroy Murdock Deroy Murdock (born 1963) is an American political commentator and a contributing editor with ''National Review Online''. A native of Los Angeles, Murdock lives in New York City. A first-generation American, his parents were born in Costa Rica. ...

, American syndicated columnist *

Eric Murdock Eric Lloyd Murdock (born June 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. Biography Murdock grew up in Bridgewater Township, New ...

, retired American professional basketball player *

George Peter Murdock George Peter ("Pete") Murdock (May 11, 1897 – March 29, 1985), also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist who was professor at Yale University and University of Pittsburgh. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethn ...

, American anthropologist known for his empirical approach to ethnological studies *

George Murdock George Peter ("Pete") Murdock (May 11, 1897 – March 29, 1985), also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist who was professor at Yale University and University of Pittsburgh. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethn ...

, American actor *

Ian Murdock Ian Ashley Murdock (April28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company. Life and career Although Murdock's parents were ...

, founder and former leader of the Debian Linux Distribution * James Murdock (disambiguation), various people * Joseph Murdock (disambiguation), various people *

Kirk Radomski Kirk J. Radomski (born 1969) is a former batboy and clubhouse employee, colloquially known by players as Murdock, for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1995. On April 27, 2007, he pleaded guilty in United States district cour ...

(known to players as Murdock), former New York Mets employee * Mike Murdock, American televangelist and pastor * Murdock, Portuguese professional footballer * Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr., United States Representative and Senator from Utah * Roger E. Murdock, LAPD Chief * Sharon Murdock, Canadian politician *

Shirley Murdock Shirley Murdock (born May 22, 1957) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger's hit single " Computer Love". Her lead vocal special guest appearance w ...

, American R&B singer *

William Murdock William Murdock (1720October 17, 1769) was a Scottish-born American statesman in colonial Maryland. During the tensions leading up to the American Revolution he was an important spokesman for the rights of the colonists. He was a delegate repr ...

, eighteenth century US politician *

William Murdoch William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish engineer and inventor. Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten yea ...

, also spelled Murdock, early-nineteenth century Scottish engineer

Fictional characters

* Murdock, the fictional main antagonist in

Carland Cross Carland Cross is a location in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about six miles (10 kilometres) north of Truro at OS grid reference . At Carland Cross there are a hamlet, a road junction and a large wind farm. The road junction is in the civi ...

Buz Murdock Buz Murdock was a fictional character portrayed by actor George Maharis on the 1960s American prime-time dramatic television series ''Route 66''. Buz was one of three main regular characters on the program, and his tenure lasted for two and a half o ...

, fictional character from the TV series ''Route 66'' * HM " Howling Mad" Murdock, character played by the actor Dwight Schultz in the 1980s television series ''The A-Team'' * Roger Murdock, character from ''

Airplane! ''Airplane!'' (alternatively titled ''Flying High!'') is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hay ...

'', played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Buck Murdock, character from '' Airplane II: The Sequel'', played by William Shatner

Marvel Comics

Matthew Murdock Daredevil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by Literary editor, writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The c ...

, the given name of the

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superhero Daredevil of Earth-616 and namesake of the

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series Daredevil * Mike Murdock, Matt Murdock's magically created twin brother * Jack Murdock, Matt's and Mike's father *

Maggie Murdock Margaret Grace "Maggie" Murdock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the ex-wife of Jack Murdock and the mother of Matt Murdock who grew up to become the superhero known as Daredevil.Dared ...

, Matt's and Mike's mother * Matthew Murdock, the given name of the Kingpin of Earth-65

Fictional characters

Marvel Comics

See also