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Where Does The Last Name Moorhead Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Moorhead is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorhead? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 51,692^nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 735,373 people. Moorhead occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Moorhead reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Moorhead is also the 2,786,762^nd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,595 people, or 1 in 54,960. In The United States Moorhead is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Moorhead Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Moorhead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moorhead surname increased 584 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 398 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moorhead Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moorhead surname are 20.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Moorhead earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning R 212,760 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning $60,105 CAD per year.