Moorehead Surname
Approximately 7,709 people bear this surname
Moorehead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,683 | 1:54,236 | 6,480 |
| Northern Ireland | 254 | 1:7,264 | 1,263 |
| Canada | 247 | 1:149,172 | 15,241 |
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 118 | 1:935 | 136 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Ireland | 75 | 1:62,786 | 4,144 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 248 | 1:17,862 | 2,173 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 939 | 1:53,481 | 6,013 |
Moorehead (16) may also be a first name.
Moorehead Demographics
Moorehead Political Affiliation
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Moorehead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moorehead Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moorehead has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moorehead? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 64,844th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 945,330 people. The last name Moorehead occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Moorehead are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6,683 people, or 1 in 54,236. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Moorehead occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Moorehead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moorehead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moorehead last name rose 712 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 786 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moorehead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moorehead last name are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.99% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moorehead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,279 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooreheade | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mooreehead | 95 | 1 | / |
| Morehead | 94 | 10,574 | / |
| Moorehad | 94 | 4 | / |
| Moorehed | 94 | 0 | / |
| Morrehead | 89 | 6 | / |
| Moorehaed | 89 | 2 | / |
| Morehed | 88 | 13 | / |
| Morehad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mouirehead | 84 | 1 | / |
| Murehead | 82 | 65 | / |
| Moreheed | 82 | 1 | / |
| Merehead | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marehead | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mrehed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muirehead | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mourihead | 78 | 1 | / |
| Myrehed | 75 | 31 | / |
| Morehod | 75 | 5 | / |
| Murehed | 75 | 0 | / |
| Murihead | 71 | 20 | / |
| Morehodi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miroohed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merehadi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morahade | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morrehat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Miroohedi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Mrahad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marehetta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moryehuda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murrihead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrohad | 67 | 1 | / |
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Moorehead Reference & Research
Moorhead FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Moorhead FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moorehead
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis