Morcom Surname

203,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Morcom Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in a Moor-Hollow [Old English mór + cumb (a word of Celtic orig.: Welsh cwm, a hollow]

Morcom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6271:578,08447,352
Australia5541:48,7296,075
England5091:109,46611,344
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Wales811:38,2043,749
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:59,7447,000
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Morcom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in a Moor-Hollow [Old English mór + cumb (a word of Celtic orig.: Welsh cwm, a hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Marcomb; a Huguenot name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Morcom Last Name Facts

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

Morcom occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Morcom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morcom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,032nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,554,900 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Morcom are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 578,084. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 15 percent reside, Virginia, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.

Morcom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morcom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morcom last name increased 1,334 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morcom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morcom surname are 12.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morcom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.98% more than the national average, earning R 605,928 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morcomm922/
Morcome922/
Morchom920/
Morcoom920/
Marcom831,026/
Morcon83343/
Mercom8312/
Morcum838/
Morcam837/
Morsom836/
Morkom831/
Morcone77316/
Moorsom7767/
Marchom7724/
Markcom775/
Marcome774/
Marcomm772/
Martcom771/
Marcoum771/
Morchum771/
Morcoon771/
Mourkom771/
Morsoom771/
Morshom771/
Morkhom770/
Mourtchoum757/
Morchoisme751/
Morsomme7179/
Marchoom714/
Martchom714/
Mourkoum711/
Marcon6734,581/
Marcum6720,345/
Morcan67882/
Marsom67289/
Marcão67247/
Markom67151/
Marcoń67103/
Morkam6729/
Marcossem6726/
Morsam6719/
Morkon6714/
Marcam679/
Mercam677/
Marjom674/
Merkom673/
Morjam671/
Murcum671/
Morcón671/
Morzam671/

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