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Definitions for murdoch
ˈmɜr dɒkmur·doch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Keith Rupert Murdochnoun

    United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)

  2. Murdoch, Iris Murdoch, Dame Jean Iris Murdochnoun

    British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)

Wikipedia

  1. Murdoch

    Murdoch ( MUR-dok, UK also -⁠dəkh) 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.

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  1. murdoch

    As a surname, Murdoch or Mordach, derives from the Gaelic name Muireadhach, meaning 'seafarer or mariner'. However, in contemporary context, it most frequently refers to members of the Murdoch family who run the global media conglomerate News Corporation, founded by Rupert Murdoch. It could also refer to the Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. The definition would greatly depend on the context in which it was used.

Wikidata

  1. Murdoch

    Murdoch is an unincorporated community in southern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located about two miles southeast of Maineville and two miles northwest of Cozaddale. It was named for Professor James E. Murdoch, who lived there. A post office was established there in 1866 but has closed.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MURDOCH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Murdoch is ranked #8669 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Murdoch surname appeared 3,790 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Murdoch.

    93% or 3,526 total occurrences were White.
    2.7% or 103 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 59 total occurrences were Black.
    1.5% or 57 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of murdoch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of murdoch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of murdoch in a Sentence

  1. Roger Ailes:

    I am grateful to Rupert Murdoch for taking the risk on Fox News to see it become the number one 24-hour news network in America, i look forward to working with Rupert, Lachlan and James to do my part to help bring 21st Century Fox well into the future.

  2. Peter Chen:

    Murdoch will use his media vehicles to achieve his policy outcomes, politicians across both of the spectra have tended to defer to his interests when thinking about media policy.

  3. Doug Heye:

    There is a potential Todd Akin, Richard Murdoch problem, one candidate could say the wrong thing that not only plays a big role in that race, but then becomes a question that every New York candidate was asked in their race as well.

  4. Steven Barnett:

    I will make a prediction that within a year we will see a concerted attack within the James Murdoch press on Fox News Ofcom.

  5. Robert Willens:

    It is not advisable for a man of Murdoch's age to engage in a taxable sale of his property, if he passed away while still owning the property, his heirs would achieve a basis step-up for the property, thus eliminating, forever, any capital gains tax on the appreciation in the assets that accrued during the scions' lifetime.

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