Mordue Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mordue Surname Definition:

"Mort-de-Dieu Death of God!-an oath. Morday is apparently the same name. Compare Pardew and Parday.

Mordue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7531:73,9958,417
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Canada921:400,49635,373
Australia881:306,76926,711
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales121:257,87814,969
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mordue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Mort-de-Dieu Death of God!-an oath. Morday is apparently the same name. Compare Pardew and Parday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mordue Last Name Facts

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

Mordue occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mordue? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 302,457th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. The last name Mordue is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Mordue live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 73,995. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 27 percent reside, Northumberland, where 12 percent reside and Durham, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England Mordue occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Mordue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mordue has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mordue surname rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mordue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mordue are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mordue earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.38% less than the national average, earning R 184,464 per year; in United States they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning $54,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mordouer861/
Mordey831,035/
Mordej8387/
Mordau8353/
Mordee8316/
Mordie838/
Mardue833/
Mordou833/
Mordea832/
Murdue832/
Mordei832/
Mortue831/
Mordeja7769/
Mordous7755/
Mourdie7717/
Mordeyo777/
Mordaus774/
Mardues773/
Mourdou772/
Murduea771/
Mordhuj771/
Mordaut771/
Mordeah771/
Mordeih771/
Mordaeh771/
Morduit771/
Marduyeh7115/
Mordouch717/
Marduesz713/
Mortuedt713/
Mordausz711/
Mourdhuj711/
Mordhead711/
Mordhaus710/
Mordwa67204/
Mardei67172/
Martue67115/
Mordoj6769/
Mardie6747/
Mardey6733/
Mardea6727/
Marduy6722/
Mordaa6721/
Mardee6715/
Mordva6712/
Mardou679/
Mardui678/
Mardoe677/
Mardej675/
Morday674/
Mordai674/
Mardeu672/
Mardau671/
Mordehied670/

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