Moorhead Surname

51,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Moorhead Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Head of the Moor [Old English mór + heáfod, head, upper part]

Moorhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5951:54,9606,557
England8561:65,0917,576
Australia7391:36,5304,792
Canada5051:72,9628,288
Northern Ireland4661:3,959785
New Zealand2751:16,4672,872
Ireland1651:28,5392,576
South Africa801:677,22149,167
United States Virgin Islands631:1,752287
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales191:162,87011,152
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6661:6,6511,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1301:44,4415,154

Moorhead (16) may also be a first name.

Moorhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Head of the Moor [Old English mór + heáfod, head, upper part]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A numerous name in east Ulster. MIF 256*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) Variant of Muirhead, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Moorhead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorhead is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Moorhead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorhead? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moorhead is the 51,692nd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 735,373 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Moorhead are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,595 people, or 1 in 54,960. In The United States Moorhead is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Moorhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moorhead has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 584 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 398 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moorhead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorheadd943/
Moorchead941/
Moorheads941/
Morhead9333/
Moorhed933/
Mooread931/
Moorhea931/
Mooreehead891/
Morrhead8810/
Moorehad884/
Morchead883/
Muorhead881/
Moorhaed880/
Mmorhead880/
Moorehed880/
Moorad86666/
Moored86147/
Morhed8617/
Moorea8616/
Moorhe867/
Morhad863/
Moorha862/
Morhea860/
Morrehead826/
Morehjead821/
Mooreheah821/
Mourihead821/
Morched80208/
Morchad80138/
Mooradd8043/
Moorhaj8017/
Murhead808/
Morrhad805/
Morehea803/
Morkhed802/
Moorkha802/
Morehad801/
Morejad801/
Mooradh801/
Moorhez801/
Moorhye801/
Mooreed801/
Moorhay800/
Moore771,171,067/
Morad7776,279/
Morea777,655/
Moora771,151/
Mored77316/
Morha77140/
Morhe7712/
Muirhead7511,618/
Mourchad75346/
Mourched7578/
Murehead7565/
Murihead7520/
Morcheid7518/
Moorhaus756/
Mohrhadt752/
Murrhead751/
Marehead751/
Morchied751/
Moreheed751/
Mooriyad751/
Meurhead750/
Morheath750/
Mourad7169,482/
Moores7111,400/
Moorer715,817/
Moorat711,833/
Morche711,438/
Moorey71844/
Morcha71620/
Moradh71575/
Moraud71474/
Moruha71429/
Motrea71332/
Moreia71287/
Moured71260/
Moreed71228/
Moerad71214/
Marhad71196/
Moried71189/
Mourchaid71170/
Moreas71159/
Mooraj71134/
Morrea71133/
Morrad71127/
Morhai71117/
Moreya71114/
Morhet71105/
Moraha7181/
Moreea7172/
Mooroa7171/
Moorhatch7168/
Moreja7152/
Moroed7138/
Moriea7134/
Mooree7126/
Morhee7125/
Moorei7124/
Murhad7119/
Moraad7119/
Moorre7118/
Mooras7117/
Morher7116/
Mooraa7112/
Morkhe7112/
Muread7112/
Murhed7111/
Morhei7111/
Moreid7110/
Morhej7110/
Moorie719/
Mourea719/
Mooray718/
Mooroe718/
Mourha718/
Morihe718/
Morzha717/
Morhat717/
Moreha717/
Moired716/
Morhée716/
Mmoore715/
Moorye715/
Moraid715/
Moorai715/
Morred715/
Moradd715/
Mootra714/
Moirad714/
Moorez714/
Moreua714/
Morhay713/
Moorhy713/
Muorad713/
Morgea713/
Morkha712/
Muirheadh712/
Moorhi712/
Muirehead712/
Moorej712/
Morhez712/
Maread711/
Mhorhe711/
Moreae711/
Morhaj711/
Morhas711/
Moojra711/
Mooret711/
Moorza711/
Mootre711/
Murrihead711/
Muirheadd711/
Morhey711/
Moyrad711/
Moorga711/
Morhes711/
Moraed711/
Morgad711/
Morhač711/
Morhid711/
Moriad711/
Morzad711/
Morged711/
Mooréa711/
Moorée711/
Mooréh711/
Moradt711/
Moirea711/
Moredt711/
Moratd711/
Mohrad711/
Mooruhaya711/
Mourhe711/
Markheiad711/
Moreat710/
Muirhiead710/
Moorae710/
Mhoore710/
Morhue710/
Mora67873,036/
More67837,337/
Morchid6711,317/
Mouraud67631/
Morethe67500/
Morcher67484/
Morkhat67465/
Moiraud67177/
Morhaus67160/
Marchad67121/
Moorees67110/
Moreash67105/
Mootrey6786/
Morhach6783/
Morchat6778/
Moorast6761/
Morhaye6759/
Morrhey6743/
Moorats6738/
Morherr6737/
Morgeat6734/
Marched6732/
D'Moore6720/
Morahas6716/
Moorjee6715/
Motreja6715/
Morahye6714/
Moorash6714/
Morgaud6714/
Moiraha6714/
Moorish6713/
Morhats6713/
Mourhat6711/
Morraud6711/
Morchez6711/
Morawed6710/
Marheya677/
Mooraja677/
Mareiad677/
Moorath676/
Morathe676/
Morieya675/
Marchea675/
Moureya674/
Morajad674/
Moreyas674/
Mooresr674/
Moorzay674/
Mourcha674/
Markhed674/
Muirhad673/
Mooriya673/
Moorgat673/
Mooreii673/
Mmourad673/
Moorray672/
Moorjai672/
Muirhed672/
Marahad672/
Moreach672/
Mooresh672/
Mootree672/
Morjeed672/
Moreias672/
Mooreyy672/
Moorzai672/
Morhate672/
Mourhai672/
Mariead672/
Mouraad672/
Moureed672/
Morchie671/
Markhad671/
Mgoorah671/
Moreyaa671/
Morhacz671/
Morhest671/
Morreia671/
Morriea671/
Mooraat671/
Moorchy671/
Moorrer671/
Mourkha671/
Musrhad671/
Mourrad671/
Mhoorga671/
Morihat671/
Murahad671/
Moorest671/
Morcheu671/
Mourche671/
Moureas671/
Mourgad671/
Morredz671/
Morrhye671/
Moraaid671/
Moreaua671/
Moreaut671/
Morehaa671/
Morehia671/
Morei'a671/
Morchee671/
Morches671/
Morchyd671/
Mujread671/
D'Muirhead671/
Mouraed671/
Morhaji671/
Moorahy671/
Moorchi671/
Moorrat671/
Morayad671/
Mouradd671/
Mouraid671/
Mourhej671/
Marhiad671/
Morhess670/
Morreas670/
Murehed670/
Mourhep670/
Morzaha670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moorhead
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