Morcombe Surname
Approximately 568 people bear this surname
Morcombe Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in a Moor-Hollow [Old English mór + cumb (a word of Celtic orig.: Welsh cwm, a hollow]
Morcombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 261 | 1:103,432 | 11,643 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 149 | 1:163,593 | 14,057 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Morcombe 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]
Morcombe Demographics
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Morcombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morcombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morcombe is found most in Australia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Morcombe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morcombe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morcombe is the 559,180th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Morcombe live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 103,432. In Australia Morcombe is primarily concentrated in: Western Australia, where 31 percent reside, New South Wales, where 28 percent reside and Victoria, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Morcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Morcombe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Morcombe surname decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morcombe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Morcombe last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Morcombe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $38,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,063 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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