Where does “Murphys Creek” come from?

Murphys Creek (English) comes from English Creek, from Middle English crike, from Old Norse kriki — bend; nook.

Ancestry of “Murphys Creek”, step by step

Murphys Creek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Creek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCreekOne of a Native American tribe from the...
2Middle Englishcrikemuscular spasm of the neck
3Old Norsekrikibend; nook

via English Murphy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMurphythe anglicized form of
Every word from Old Norse kriki →Every word from Middle English crike →Every word from English Creek →