Moreland Surname

19,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Moreland Surname Definition:

Local. There are places named Moreland (Kinross), Morland (Skelmorlie), and Moorland (Gretna).

Moreland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,3541:14,8831,868
England1,1891:46,8615,891
Northern Ireland6001:3,075624
Canada5321:69,2597,942
Australia4381:61,6347,446
Scotland3661:14,6281,854
New Zealand2151:21,0623,698
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Wales961:32,2353,244
Ireland611:77,1964,645
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France61:11,070,454349,096
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4131:10,7261,525
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4701:51,8626,283
Scotland1711:21,8902,107
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9801:12,6181,629

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Moor- Land [Old English mór (Middle English more) + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Morland (grove by a moor), in Westmorland; dweller near a swamp.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

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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

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