Morant Surname
Approximately 9,755 people bear this surname
Morant Surname Definition:
The common French Morand, Morant, Latin Morand-us [the gerund. p., ‘requiring to be delayed,’ of Latin moror, to delay]
Read More About This SurnameMorant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3,078 | 1:15,189 | 1,731 |
| United States | 2,345 | 1:154,567 | 15,829 |
| France | 1,513 | 1:43,901 | 5,548 |
| Jamaica | 561 | 1:5,116 | 668 |
| England | 532 | 1:104,733 | 10,973 |
| Bolivia | 490 | 1:21,666 | 1,718 |
| Argentina | 226 | 1:189,130 | 15,763 |
| Haiti | 143 | 1:74,713 | 4,012 |
| Belgium | 110 | 1:104,515 | 15,788 |
| Germany | 106 | 1:759,485 | 56,711 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 1:110,985 | 11,556 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| Colombia | 47 | 1:1,016,470 | 9,286 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Panama | 40 | 1:97,806 | 3,773 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 240 | 1:101,564 | 10,213 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
Morant (26) may also be a first name.
Morant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The common French Morand, Morant, Latin Morand-us [the gerund. p., ‘requiring to be delayed,’ of Latin moror, to delay]
Oliver, Ralph, William Morant, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The arms of the English branch are preserved by Robson.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the name of the river Morantin in France.
It's possible that the name comes from the Romans, where Caesar built a camp near at the time of his conquest of Gaul and called it Roma Minor (Little Rome), apparently because of the resemblance of the plains of the city with the capital.
It comes from morant or morand, meaning 'steadfast' in old French. Or alternatively it could be of Germanic origin and meaning 'courage-raven'.
- morgan99Morant Demographics
Average Male Morant Height
177.46 cm
Average Female Morant Height
161.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Morant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morant (Arabic: مورانت, Bengali: মোরন্ত, Hindi: मोरेन्ट, Russian: Морант) is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Morant.
How Common Is The Last Name Morant? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,452nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 747,058 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Morant live; 31 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename in the world, held by 26 people.
It is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 3,078 people, or 1 in 15,189. In Spain Morant is most numerous in: Valencian Community, where 83 percent reside, Catalonia, where 5 percent reside and Madrid, where 3 percent reside. Other than Spain Morant exists in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.
Morant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Morant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morant last name rose 2,443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Morant last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Morant surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Morant earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning $27,614,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $36,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $58,153 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morant in the Bengali language | ||
| মোরন্ত | moranta | - |
| Morant in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरेन्ट | morenta | - |
| Morant in the Russian language | ||
| Морант | morant | - |
| Morant in the Arabic language | ||
| مورانت | mwrant | - |
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