Morpurgo

Morpurgo (Hebrew: מורפורגו‎) is an Italian surname of Jewish origin. Originally Marpurg, from the Austrian city Marburg an der Drau (today Maribor in Slovenia). Key ancestor was Moises Jacob, father of Petachia, in Bad-Rackersburg, Austria. Petachia (1355–1460) had three sons who died in Maribor. Their subsequent multinational progeny took the surnames Maribor, Marburg, Marpurg, Morpurgo, Marlborough, Murphy.

Morpurgo may refer to:

• Anna Morpurgo Davies (1937–2014), Italian linguist at Oxford University.
• Clare Morpurgo (née Lane) (?), wife of Michael Morpurgo.
• Elio Morpurgo (1858–1944), Italian politician.
• Israel Isserlein (1380–1460) son of Petachia, had two sons, Aaron (1420–1490) and Keshel.
• Lisa Morpurgo (Dordoni) (1923–1998), Italian writer and astrologer.
• Michael Morpurgo (born 1943, London), English writer, especially of children's novels.
• Rachel Luzzatto Morpurgo (1790–1871), Jewish-Italian poet.
• Samson (ben Joshua Moses) Morpurgo (1681, Bosnia – 1740), Bosnian-Italian rabbi, physician and liturgist.
• Tina Morpurgo (1907–1944), Croatian painter.
• Uberto De Morpurgo (1896, Trieste, Austria – 1961), Italian tennis player.
• Vid Morpurgo (1838–1911), Croatian industrialist, publisher and politician.
• Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo (1890, Rome – 1966, Rome), Italian architect.

Morpurgo may also refer to

• 5521 Morpurgo, an asteroid
• Palazzo Morpurgo, a palace in Udine