Moreau Surname
Approximately 175,537 people bear this surname
Moreau Surname Definition:
(French) One who came from Moreau, the name of three places in France; the brown-skinned man, perhaps a Moor.
Moreau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 130,817 | 1:508 | 7 |
| Canada | 14,991 | 1:2,458 | 288 |
| United States | 12,036 | 1:30,115 | 3,743 |
| Belgium | 6,559 | 1:1,753 | 102 |
| Haiti | 5,646 | 1:1,892 | 290 |
| Gabon | 606 | 1:3,117 | 542 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Brazil | 361 | 1:593,004 | 22,114 |
| England | 355 | 1:156,952 | 14,819 |
| Germany | 305 | 1:263,952 | 28,196 |
| Switzerland | 244 | 1:33,659 | 4,949 |
| Chile | 228 | 1:77,265 | 3,104 |
| Argentina | 227 | 1:188,297 | 15,705 |
| Spain | 225 | 1:207,787 | 14,123 |
| Sweden | 145 | 1:67,909 | 5,148 |
| Netherlands | 139 | 1:121,490 | 19,071 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| Peru | 131 | 1:242,627 | 10,153 |
| Venezuela | 131 | 1:230,565 | 5,911 |
| Ireland | 128 | 1:36,789 | 3,003 |
| Senegal | 125 | 1:116,635 | 1,121 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Thailand | 112 | 1:630,700 | 106,838 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 112 | 1:12,178 | 1,633 |
| New Caledonia | 109 | 1:2,534 | 293 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Japan | 67 | 1:1,908,124 | 27,203 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Guinea | 52 | 1:227,573 | 1,014 |
| Ivory Coast | 52 | 1:443,678 | 14,663 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Dominica | 37 | 1:2,051 | 320 |
| Denmark | 35 | 1:161,278 | 13,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Luxembourg | 25 | 1:23,222 | 4,671 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 460 | 1:109,171 | 10,893 |
Moreau (369) may also be a first name.
Moreau Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) One who came from Moreau, the name of three places in France; the brown-skinned man, perhaps a Moor.
And Morel (French), Black, Tawny, Dark-brown; also Negro, Moor. In modern French, “moreau” means a black horse. Morell (English), Murrey or Dark red or brown.
Moreau Demographics
Average Male Moreau Height
175.67 cm
Average Female Moreau Height
162.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moreau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moreau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moreau is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moreau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,206th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 41,516 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Moreau are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Moreau is also the 452,461st most common first name worldwide, borne by 369 people.
The surname Moreau is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 130,817 people, or 1 in 508. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account France Moreau occurs in 114 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Moreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Moreau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moreau surname grew 2,617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,315 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moreau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moreau surname are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moreau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning 413,603 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,862 per year; in South Africa they earn 187.09% more than the national average, earning R 682,224 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% less than the national average, earning $42,353 CAD per year.
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