Furphy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dan Furphy (born 20th century), American politician in Wyoming Holly Furphy (born 2002), Australian soccer player John Furphy (1842–1920), Australian blacksmith who manufactured the Furphy Farm Water Cart Johnny Furphy (born 2004), Australian basketball player Joseph Furphy (1843–1912), Australian author and poet Keith Furphy (born 1958), English soccer player in the US Ken Furphy (1931–2015), English football player and manager Willie Furphy (born 1986), English footballer in Scotland
See also Furphy, an erroneous or improbable story based on rumour