Moorse Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Moorse Surname Definition:

Moor(e)’s (Son): v. Moor(e

Moorse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:274,47321,519
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Moorse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Moor(e)’s (Son): v. Moor(e

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Moorse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorse is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Moorse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorse? popularity and diffusion

Moorse is the 742,570th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Moorse reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Moorse is most numerous in England, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 274,473. In England Moorse is mostly concentrated in: Dorset, where 14 percent are found, Essex, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Moorse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moorse has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moorse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moorse surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moorse earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.36% more than the national average, earning $53,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning $61,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorsee921/
Moorsse921/
Moorses920/
Morse9169,570/
Moors919,318/
Moorshed861/
Moorssey860/
Morsed832,613/
Morsey832,332/
Morsie83225/
Morset83212/
Morsse83211/
Morser83148/
Morshe8354/
Morseu8343/
Morses8326/
Mourse8321/
Morsee8321/
Moorst8317/
Moerse8316/
Moorsy8310/
Morhse839/
Morrse835/
Morseh835/
Morsea833/
Morsei831/
Moorrs830/
Moorce830/
Mors802,553/
Moorshead80230/
Morshed77197,478/
Morsett77100/
Morsche7721/
Moorjee7715/
Morsher7714/
Morsier774/
Morrsey772/
Moursey772/
Morshee771/
Morshes771/
Morshez771/
Mourhse771/
Morsees771/
Morshej771/
Morszer771/
Moursei771/
Morssey770/
Morrsse770/
Morsiey770/
Morsy7391,506/
Morsi7347,337/
Moers732,972/
Morje731,514/
Morsa731,348/
Morge731,173/
Marse731,040/
Morss73819/
Mohrs73723/
Morze73369/
Morce73201/
Mours73184/
Morsh73125/
Murse73106/
Morsø7349/
Morrs7343/
Morst7333/
Moirs7313/
Morsz733/
Moërs731/
Morså731/
Morxe731/
Morże731/
Moyrs730/
Mourshed711,619/
Morshedh711,390/
Morscher71861/
Morshead71427/
Morsches71114/
Morsheed71108/
Morrssey716/
Moorshid711/
Mourseth711/
Morsched711/
Moorgess711/
Morehese711/
Morshhed711/
Morshett710/
Moursy675,612/
Morsch674,469/
Moursi673,678/
Morche671,438/
Marsee671,286/
Morger671,060/
Maarse67712/
Mursed67702/
Morssy67699/
Morsha67552/
Marset67460/
Marseu67458/
Marsey67312/
Morssi67273/
Morcet67253/
Morges67235/
Morrsy67156/
Morsii67154/
Murset67153/
Morsay67146/
Marshe67145/
Morgis67143/
Marses67110/
Morsid6785/
Morschett6785/
Moorji6772/
Mharse6771/
Morshi6765/
Morscheid6749/
Marsie6747/
Marsei6746/
Morget6742/
Morgey6736/
Marser6732/
Morzsa6730/
Marseh6723/
Morscheit6723/
Moorcy6721/
Morsit6717/
Mourge6717/
Moehrs6714/
Morcey6713/
Marsøe6710/
Morsyy679/
Moersh678/
Morrsi677/
Mortge676/
Morgez675/
Marsed674/
Moursa674/
Morsis674/
Marsea673/
Morjes673/
Mursei673/
Marsse673/
Morgea673/
Morsai673/
Mursey672/
Murseu672/
Morrss672/
Marsce672/
Matrse672/
Mource672/
Morgie672/
Morzie672/
Morcis672/
Morshy672/
Morces672/
Marhse671/
Marsez671/
Morsci671/
Morssa671/
Morzes671/
Moorchead671/
Moorza671/
Mourje671/
Murser671/
Morced671/
Murseh671/
Marsej671/
Marsep671/
Moutrs671/
Moyrsi671/
Morjee671/
Morsheidt671/
Morzer671/
Morged671/
Mursep671/
Murses671/
Murshe671/
Mursie671/
Morsoi671/
Mosrsi671/
Morjje671/
Mosrsy671/
Morshh671/
Moorgi671/
Morcer670/
Morsip670/
Morsth670/

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