What is "murtha"

Murtha is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Murtha (born 1965), an Australian speed skater
• John Murtha (1932–2010), a member of the United States Congress
• John Garvan Murtha (born 1941), a US federal judge
• John Murtha (Wisconsin politician) (born 1951), a Wisconsin state assemblyman
• Lydon Murtha (born 1985), an American football player
• William H. Murtha (1841–1891), a merchant and New York politician