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Where Does The Last Name Morehead Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Morehead is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Morehead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morehead? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 48,721^st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 689,195 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Morehead live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

Morehead is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 10,287 people, or 1 in 35,235. In The United States Morehead is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Morehead Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Morehead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morehead last name grew 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 192 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morehead Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Morehead surname is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Morehead surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Morehead earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,735 USD per year.