Moreshead Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

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

Moreshead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moreshead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Moreshead Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moreshead Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Moreshead is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Moreshead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreshead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moreshead is the 1,152,132nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Moreshead is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Moreshead reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States Moreshead is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent live, Maine, where 19 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Moreshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moreshead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moreshead surname expanded 19,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moreshead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moreshead are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moreshead earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning $53,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreschead951/
Morehead9410,574/
Moreshed942/
Morrehead896/
Morishead891/
Moresea8818/
Morehea883/
Moresha883/
Moreshe882/
Morisshead841/
Mooreehead841/
Morished82278/
Moresche8266/
Moreshet8219/
Morethea826/
Marehead821/
Morashed821/
Moreasha821/
Morese80604/
Moresa8012/
Moreshiya78165/
Mooreheah781/
Mooreheaz781/
Mourihead781/
Mooreseed780/
Morgese752,668/
Moressa75645/
Morasad75139/
Maresha7534/
Morrese7528/
Morisha7526/
Moresse7513/
Mareshe759/
Moreshi753/
Meresad753/
Moretse753/
Morjeed752/
Morosad752/
Moreset752/
Moresey751/
Morisad751/
Maresea751/
Moreses751/
Motrese751/
Morresa751/
Mourese751/
Moreise751/
Morishe751/
Morehaa751/
Mgorese751/
Moresay750/
Moreese750/
Masresha7158,482/
Mareshet715,474/
Marashad712,988/
Marished71372/
Morresey71164/
Morische7198/
Moresiya7140/
Mareshaj7123/
Moirasad7120/
Mareshie7114/
Moressee7113/
Morashid7113/
Moreszes7111/
Mareesha7110/
Moreha'a718/
Mariesha716/
Murished715/
Morechat715/
Morriese713/
Morgesse712/
Moressée712/
Maaresha711/
Mareshee711/
Morosaid711/
Morrisea711/
Moreschy711/
Morresse711/
Morzessa711/
Morehese711/
Moreisau711/
Marhesha711/
Mareshsa711/
Maretshe711/
Mereseat711/
Mereshet711/
Moreetse711/
Mareesed711/
Morresay710/
Moressey710/
Mareshah710/
Morischa710/
Maresche710/
Moresett710/
Moresjey710/
Morreset710/
Moreau67175,537/
Mouriesse67561/
Maresa67158/
Morisa67126/
Marese67117/
Moreoa6778/
Moreze6753/
Moreza6735/
Moriea6734/
Morichaud6727/
Moresette6719/
Morissaud6719/
Marechaud6714/
Morece6713/
Moreechat6712/
Morysa679/
Mareshiya676/
Moreše676/
Morethiya675/
Morressey674/
Morishite674/
Moorezaid673/
Moreay673/
Morgea673/
Moreicheh672/
Marasheed671/
Mareshsha671/
Merasheed671/
Morechiya671/
Moredchai671/
Moreechai671/
Morriesey671/
Mooresaia671/
Maareesha671/
Morjee671/
Masrehsha671/
Muraished671/
Mooresett671/
Moredschi671/
Moresy670/
Morresett670/
Moreissey670/
Morischee670/
Moryea670/
Mooreship670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moreshead
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