Moorland Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Moorland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Moorland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorland is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Moorland are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Moorland is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 47 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Moorland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moorland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moorland surname declined 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moorland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Moorland surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moorland surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Moorland earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorlands9411/
Morland937,091/
Moerland881,711/
Mohrland88192/
Mourland8810/
Morlandt889/
Morleand882/
Moorlian880/
Morlland880/
Morrland880/
Moorlane880/
Morlan865,964/
Morilland8225/
Morelland826/
Marland803,612/
Morlang801,474/
Mourlan80451/
Morlant80418/
Murland80109/
Morlain8067/
Morlane8016/
Morlanh8014/
Morlyan8010/
Morlian805/
Morlend804/
Morlond802/
Morlean801/
Moorlam800/
Morlhan800/
Mohrlang75185/
Morlanne75157/
Mourlane75114/
Mohrlant7574/
Morlaine7542/
Maurland759/
Mohrlian752/
Morleasn751/
Moerlant751/
Morellan751/
Morhlant751/
Morhlang751/
Marlhand750/
Marzland750/
Marlland750/
Murlland750/
Morlon711,009/
Marlan71978/
Mourlanne71200/
Morlán7118/
Moorillon7115/
Morrillan712/
Mórlan712/
Morlam711/
Morlón711/
Marilland711/
Mourlon671,122/
Marlian67786/
Morlion67302/
Mourlam67180/
Marlang67151/
Marlond67115/
Marlean6761/
Morlong6755/
Morleon6750/
Marlant6744/
Marlyan6741/
Morlhon6736/
Marzlan6716/
Marlane6714/
Morlham6713/
Marlain672/
Morlyon672/
Morlent672/
Marlaan671/
Marlend671/

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Moorland Reference & Research

Moreland DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Moreland 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 Moorland
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis