Moreland Surname
Approximately 28,174 people bear this surname
Moreland Surname Definition:
Local. There are places named Moreland (Kinross), Morland (Skelmorlie), and Moorland (Gretna).
Moreland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,354 | 1:14,883 | 1,868 |
| England | 1,189 | 1:46,861 | 5,891 |
| Northern Ireland | 600 | 1:3,075 | 624 |
| Canada | 532 | 1:69,259 | 7,942 |
| Australia | 438 | 1:61,634 | 7,446 |
| Scotland | 366 | 1:14,628 | 1,854 |
| New Zealand | 215 | 1:21,062 | 3,698 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Wales | 96 | 1:32,235 | 3,244 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 413 | 1:10,726 | 1,525 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 470 | 1:51,862 | 6,283 |
| Scotland | 171 | 1:21,890 | 2,107 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,980 | 1:12,618 | 1,629 |
Moreland (220) may also be a first name.
Moreland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. There are places named Moreland (Kinross), Morland (Skelmorlie), and Moorland (Gretna).
(English) Dweller at the Moor- Land [Old English mór (Middle English more) + land]
(English) One who came from Morland (grove by a moor), in Westmorland; dweller near a swamp.
A location name in Westmorland.
Moreland Demographics
Average Moreland Salary in
United States
$40,993 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moreland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moreland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moreland is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moreland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,476th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 258,662 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Moreland reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 608,246th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 220 people.
The surname Moreland is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 24,354 people, or 1 in 14,883. In The United States Moreland is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.
Moreland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moreland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 612 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moreland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States Moreland are 14.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.84% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moreland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 264.95% more than the national average, earning R 867,264 per year; in United States they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $40,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $53,992 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooreland | 94 | 208 | / |
| Morelands | 94 | 4 | / |
| Moreleand | 94 | 3 | / |
| Morreland | 94 | 1 | / |
| Moraeland | 94 | 1 | / |
| Morelan | 93 | 468 | / |
| Morelane | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mareland | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mereland | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moraland | 88 | 2 | / |
| Morelain | 88 | 1 | / |
| Moryland | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mureland | 88 | 0 | / |
| Morelang | 88 | 0 | / |
| Moorelan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Moreilane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moretlane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morriland | 82 | 0 | / |
| Morelaunt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mereyland | 82 | 0 | / |
| Morelon | 80 | 390 | / |
| Marelan | 80 | 32 | / |
| Morylan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Marieliand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Morholland | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mourelon | 75 | 240 | / |
| Meriland | 75 | 100 | / |
| Marelane | 75 | 86 | / |
| Morelion | 75 | 45 | / |
| Mariland | 75 | 35 | / |
| Maryland | 75 | 22 | / |
| Marzelan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Morilane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Margelan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morilian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merelant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maroland | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morelein | 75 | 0 | / |
| Moreillon | 71 | 626 | / |
| Maretlane | 71 | 366 | / |
| Morailane | 71 | 216 | / |
| Moreilhon | 71 | 151 | / |
| Mourilyan | 71 | 57 | / |
| Mourrelon | 71 | 14 | / |
| Masrelian | 71 | 12 | / |
| Marhelane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Margelyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Morihlane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masrelyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maurelian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Margellan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mourelein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merholand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Marelon | 67 | 97 | / |
| Morleon | 67 | 50 | / |
| Marilan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Morilon | 67 | 23 | / |
| Marylan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Marjlan | 67 | 0 | / |
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Moreland Reference & Research
Moreland DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moreland
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