Morehead Surname
Approximately 10,574 people bear this surname
Morehead Surname Definition:
From one or other of the many localities of the name in the southern counties, perhaps from Muirhead in the barony of Rothwell. The lands and town of Mureheid in the diocese of Ross are mentioned in 1576 (RPC.), but the surname is not likely to have originated there.
Read More About This SurnameMorehead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,287 | 1:35,235 | 4,395 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Ireland | 46 | 1:102,368 | 5,449 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 50 | 1:487,507 | 26,996 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,272 | 1:15,348 | 1,969 |
Morehead (16) may also be a first name.
Morehead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From one or other of the many localities of the name in the southern counties, perhaps from Muirhead in the barony of Rothwell. The lands and town of Mureheid in the diocese of Ross are mentioned in 1576 (RPC.), but the surname is not likely to have originated there. The first of the name in record is said to have been Sir William Muirhead of Lachope, end of fourteenth century. Probably the same person as William de Murehede who witnessed a charter of lands of Cranshaws in 1401 (Swinton, p. xvii). Andrew Morheid was assizer at Lanark in 1432 (RAA., II, 65), David de Merhed, cleric in diocese of Glasgow, is recorded in 1471 (REG., 395), Ricardus Mwreheid, canon of Dunkeld, 1484 (RAA., II, p. 211) may be Richard Murhede, dean of Glasgow in 1491 (APS., II, p. 270), Wilyame of Murehede is recorded in 1484 (Peebles, 31), and Thomas Murhede was pirson of Lyne in 1504 (Trials, I, p. 43). Thomas Mureheid, quarryman at Dunkeld, 1507-15, appears in record as Moirhed, Moirheid, and Mored (Rent. Dunk.), David Muirheyd was assizer in Gowane (Govan) in 1527 (Pollok, I, p. 258), and David Mourheid was merchant burgess of Dumfries, 1668 (Inquis., 938). In common speech pronounced Murheed. Mooreheid 1624, Morheid 1691, Mureheid 1620, Muirhed 1513, Murehed 1503, Muyrheid 1498, Mwirheid 1577, Mwreheid 1484, Mwrhed 1493, Mwrheid, Mwrhied, and Mwrheyd 1522.
(Scottish) Variant of Muirhead, q.v.
The head of the Moor.
Morehead Demographics
Average Morehead Salary in
United States
$40,735 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morehead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morehead Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morehead occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morehead? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,721st most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 689,195 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Morehead are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Morehead is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 16 people.
This surname 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 it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Morehead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Morehead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morehead surname increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 192 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morehead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Morehead last name is predominantly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Morehead last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreshead | 94 | 208 | / |
| Morrehead | 94 | 6 | / |
| Mooreehead | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moreschead | 89 | 1 | / |
| Merehead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marehead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muirehead | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mourihead | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morishead | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morjeed | 80 | 2 | / |
| Morisshead | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muirhiead | 71 | 0 | / |
| Morgeat | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mariead | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moreaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marieaud | 63 | 2 | / |
| Maruiead | 63 | 1 | / |
| Meerjaweed | 56 | 2 | / |
| Marjeet | 53 | 16 | / |
| Margeat | 53 | 12 | / |
| Marieat | 53 | 11 | / |
| Hmeerjaweed | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morgeot | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mereoith | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mourgeot | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mouraout | 50 | 1 | / |
| Moriyett | 50 | 0 | / |
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Morehead Reference & Research
Moreland DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Moorhead FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Moorhead FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Moreland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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