Moorshead Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Moorshead Surname User-submission:

The original name of the family was le Bonde (or Bon). The family emigrated from Caen in France to Totnes in Devon, England after 1200 ad. They were jewellers whilst they were in Totnes. About 4 or 5 generations later they moved about 10 miles north of Totnes to a farm on Dartmoor called Moorshead (actually Moreshedde in those times).

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Moorshead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
England631:884,41445,970
Guernsey221:2,929767
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Moorshead Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The original name of the family was le Bonde (or Bon). The family emigrated from Caen in France to Totnes in Devon, England after 1200 ad. They were jewellers whilst they were in Totnes. About 4 or 5 generations later they moved about 10 miles north of Totnes to a farm on Dartmoor called Moorshead (actually Moreshedde in those times). After about 4 generations living in this farm they changed their name to le Moreshedde, later dropping the "le". All this can be read in the "Fursse Diary" in the Exeter records office. It states there: "Rafe le Bonde had a son who was called William le Moreshedde as was the custom in ancient times..."

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Moorshead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moorshead occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorshead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Moorshead occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Moorshead reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Moorshead is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States Moorshead is most numerous in: Maryland, where 28 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States Moorshead is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Guernsey, where 10 percent live.

Moorshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moorshead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moorshead last name grew 552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moorshead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moorshead surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

Moorshead earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $40,170 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorsehead951/
Morshead94427/
Moorshed941/
Moorshad941/
Morsehead8924/
Moorchead891/
Morshed88197,478/
Morshad881,647/
Mourshed821,619/
Morshedh821,390/
Morsheed82108/
Morchead823/
Murshead822/
Moorshid821/
Moirshad821/
Morsched821/
Morshhed821/
Morshaid821/
Mohrshad821/
Marshead820/
Morsed802,613/
Morsad801,071/
Morsha80552/
Moorse80388/
Morshe8054/
Morsea803/
Morscheid7849/
Morsheidt781/
Murshed7534,057/
Murshad751,657/
Marshad75683/
Morched75208/
Morshid75182/
Morchad75138/
Marshed7557/
Morsche7521/
Morsher7514/
Morshah759/
Marshea757/
Moursad755/
Morsadh751/
Morshee751/
Morshes751/
Morshez751/
Morshej751/
Moorsee751/
Morhsed751/
Morsaha751/
Moorsse751/
Moorses750/
Morscheidt7454/
Morse7169,570/
Morsa711,348/
Morscher71861/
Mourchad71346/
Morsches71114/
Mourched7178/
Mursheed7171/
Marsahad7124/
Mursheid7121/
Morcheid7118/
Marsheed715/
Mourshid715/
Murshaid713/
Morshiya712/
Murshaed712/
Murshadh711/
Murshedd711/
Muirshad711/
Marshyad711/
Mourssad711/
Murshied711/
Morshett710/
Moorssey710/
Morsythe710/
Morsey672,332/
Morche671,438/
Morsia67968/
Marsha67775/
Mursed67702/
Morcha67620/
Morsie67225/
Morset67212/
Morsse67211/
Mourchaid67170/
Marsad67156/
Morser67148/
Mursad67147/
Morsay67146/
Marshe67145/
Morsid6785/
Morschett6785/
Morshi6765/
Morseu6743/
Morzsa6730/
Morsau6728/
Morses6726/
Morscheit6723/
Mourse6721/
Morsee6721/
Morsat6712/
Moorsy6710/
Morhse679/
Morzha677/
Morrse675/
Morseh675/
Marsed674/
Moursa674/
Morsye674/
Marsea673/
Morgea673/
Morsai673/
Morsae672/
Morsoe672/
Morshy672/
Morsei671/
Morssa671/
Moorza671/
Murrsheed671/
Mursheedp671/
Morced671/
Morsas671/
Morschatz671/
Morzad671/
Morged671/
Morsap671/
Moorce670/

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