Morceau Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Morceau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1851:359,04253,729
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Morceau (62) may also be a first name.

Morceau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morceau occurs most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morceau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Morceau live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Morceau is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 359,042. In France it is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 48 percent live, Brittany, where 15 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Not including France this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Morceau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morceau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morceau surname rose 580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morceau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Morceau are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92% registered to vote for the political party.

Morceau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marceau8612,026/
Marcea77442/
Marcieaux7518/
Morscia7119/
Mortsea7111/
Morchia715/
Marceeu712/
Marcieu712/
Marcieux6710/
Marsceay671/
Marchieu671/
Marcheea671/

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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 Morceau
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