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"Battle-Murphy" where are you from?

Answer 1

Battle - Murphy. It is not possible to say exactly where you are from by looking at the origin af a surname alone, you must do the research into your family history for that, the name can only be used as a possible guide, and in this case the countries of origin that make up the hyphenated surname are almost certainly different anyhow, so you've got a lot of work to do  :o)

Surname: Battle

This interesting surname has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may be of English locational origin from Battle, in Suffolk, recorded as "La batailge" in the Domesday Book of 1086, which got its name from being the site of the Battle of Hastings (1066). The name may also be of topographical origin, for a dweller by the site of any major battle. It may also be of French or English Occupational origin deriving from the Old French "de la bataile" meaning (man) of the battle-array or warrior. The surname is first recorded in the mid 12th Century, (see below). One, William de la Bataille, is noted in the 1196 Northamptonshire Curia Regis Rolls, and Simon le Batel, appears in the 1327 Subsidy Rolls of Sussex. In the modern idiom the surname has many variant spellings including Battell, Battle, Battaille, Battill, Batalle, etc.. Recordings of the surname from the Ockbrook church registers, Derbyshire include; the christening of Anna Johanna, daughter of William and Mary Batelle, which took place on February 16th 1752; on January 3rd 1763, Thomas Battelle married Mary Sharwin; and William son of William and Elizabeth Battelle, was christened on May 15th 1763. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hubert Bataile, which was dated 1140, in a Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds, Essex, during the reign of King Stephen, known as "Count of Blois", 1135 - 1154.

Surname: Murphy

Recorded as Murphy, Murphie and the Manx form of Curphy, this surname is perhaps both the most famous and certainly most popular of all Irish surnames. It is said to derive from the pre 9th century Gaelic name O' Murchadha, meaning the male descendant of the Sea Warrior. As Ireland, the Isle of Man and parts of northern England were for several centuries under Viking control, the association between a name meaning 'sea warrior', and the Vikings is surely more than coincidence. Traditionally, Irish family names are taken from the heads of tribes or from some illustrious warrior, and this name may have even created the tradition. The great O' Murchadha (Murphy) clan of Leinster were originally centred on County Wexford where the clan chief known as "The O' Morchoe", still resides today. A section of the clan moved west to Counties Cork and Kerry in the early 17th century, and is particularly associated with the barony of Muskerry. John Murphy (1700 - 1770), better known as Sean O' Murchadha na Raithineach, was the last chief of the famous bards of Blarney Castle. Another section moved to Ulster, where they were originally known confusingly as both Mac Murchadha and O' Murchadha A chief from this section was Flaherty O' Murphy, recorded in the Annals of Tir Boghainne, County Donegal. Two heroic bearers of the name were the Wexford priests, Rev. John Murphy (1753 - 1798), and Rev. Michael Murphy (1767 - 1798) who lost their lives in the Rising of 1798. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Domhnall Dall Ua Murchadha, chief sage of Leinster. This was dated 1127, during the reign of Turlough Mor O'Conor, High King of Ireland, 1119 - 1156

Answer 2

Like the other person said I had to find the meaning for both names separately, I have a double- barrelled name as well and I think they sound so nice.

The following information came from www.ancestry.com

Battle Name Meaning and History

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex, site of the Battle of Hastings, but this name was taken to Scotland by a family from Umfreville, France, in the early 13th century.

Murphy Name Meaning and History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’, i.e. ‘sea-warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone.

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