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All around the world, Murdoch (Murdoch , Руперт , מרדוק ) is a rare male first name. The first name Murdoch is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare masculine name, the United Kingdom, where it is a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom female name, and Sweden, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United States. Predominantly, Murdoch is the last name as well as the forename.
Murdoch is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rupert Giles , the character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Murdoch Maxwell , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Danny Pink , the fictional character from the television series Doctor Who; Alex O'Connell , the fictional archaeologist, The Mummy Returns and James Rhodes , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War, and in many other works.