Eddie Murphy's uncle has three credits in the database, each under a different name variant. He's credited in:

'Beverly Hills Cop II' as Ray Murphy, Sr. (41 profiles)
'Coming to America' as Uncle Ray Murphy (40 profiles)
'Harlem Nights' as Uncle Ray (14 profiles)

Determining the common name is tricky - it seems we only have the number of profiles to act as a tiebreaker, but even that is extremely close together and may shift any minute. Right now, it would seem that Ray Murphy, Sr. is the common name.

Now, someone has a contribution up for the US Blu-ray profile of 'Coming to America', turning his credit into "Ray Murphy [Uncle Ray Murphy]". The notes say:

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Corrected cast name for honorific rule (Eddie Murphy's uncle, so they added the Uncle to his credit)

Four "yes"-votes, so far. Does "Uncle" really fit the honorific rule, here? And if you say "yes it does", then how would I apply the "Ray Murphy" common name to the profiles for his other two credits, knowing that he was never ever credited as "Ray Murphy"?

Quoting Leiterfluid:

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#3 is a stage name

And #2 is not? The honoric rule is this:

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Military rank/affiliation or other honorifics should be included in the 'Credited As' field. Example: a credit of "Cpl. John Smith, USMC" should be entered as First Name: "John", Last Name "Smith", Credited As "Cpl. John Smith, USMC"

When I read this, I didn't immediately think of "Uncle". I went to look for previous threads discussing honorifics, and there it was argued that honorifics "are bestowed by a recognised body of one form or another, University, medical council, army etc..." That's clearly not the case here. Instead, both #2 and #3 look like stage names to me.

Either way, though, I'd still prefer to go with the name variant that is actually the most "common" in our database: Ray Murphy, Sr.

I don't know why, but when I see this subject line I keep reading it as "Horrific rule".

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I think that T!M's point, though, was that the new contribution for the BD release of Coming to America was that it would make the Uncle Ray Murphy credit number 41, so it would put it on par with the Ray Murphy, Sr. credit, nullifying the "common name argument" for either entry.

Yeah, but the other 40 are all incorrect. 

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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T!M can correct me if I am wrong.... but going by the OP I don't think it is a new addition to the 40... just that one of them being changed to honorific rule. Which would mean there is still just the 40 vs. the 41 Ray Murphy, Sr. so  Ray Murphy, Sr. would still be the common name.

You're right. But they're close together: as soon as one or two more profiles turn op, the balance may shift. Therefore, I'd still like an answer to the question whether "Uncle" would fall under the rule on honorifics. Again, it doesn't apply now, as Ray Murphy, Sr. is the common name, but what if two more 'Coming to America' profiles surface?

I personally don't consider "Uncle" an honorific. I consider it a stage name.

from Oxforddictionaries.com

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honorific
Syllabification: (hon·or·if·ic)
Pronunciation: /?än?'rifik/
Translate honorific | into Italian
adjective

    (of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties.
    denoting a form of address showing high status, politeness, or respect:an honorific title for addressing women

noun

  a title or word implying or expressing high status, politeness, or respect:he will be able to put the honorific after his name: licenciado, “college graduate.”

I would say Uncle definitely fits well into the definition I put in bold.