Morfett Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Morfett Surname Definition:

MORPAT: Probably from Morpeth (c. 1210 Morpat') in Northumberland. Walter Murpac (perhaps miswritten or misread for Murpat) witnessed a charter of the church of Mernes to the church of St, James of Passelet by Peter de Polloc, c. 1177-99 (RMP.

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Morfett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:346,07525,095
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Morfett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MORPAT: Probably from Morpeth (c. 1210 Morpat') in Northumberland. Walter Murpac (perhaps miswritten or misread for Murpat) witnessed a charter of the church of Mernes to the church of St, James of Passelet by Peter de Polloc, c. 1177-99 (RMP., p. 98 Euphan Morpat appears in Biggar in 1643 (Lanark CR.).

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

Morfett Last Name Facts

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

Morfett is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Morfett.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Morfett are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England Morfett is most numerous in: Kent, where 14 percent reside, Merseyside, where 14 percent reside and West Sussex, where 11 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Morfett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morfett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 316 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morfett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morffett931/
Morfet923/
Morfitt861,121/
Murfett86679/
Morffet868/
Marfett861/
Morfeit860/
Morfiet860/
Morfe834,288/
Morphett801,446/
Maurfett800/
Morffe771,123/
Murfet77794/
Morfey77291/
Morfea77174/
Morfee77143/
Morfit7796/
Morfes7766/
Morfei7735/
Morfeu7724/
Morfie7711/
Morfez775/
Morfer774/
Marfet773/
Merfet773/
Morrfe771/
Murfitt712,346/
Morphet71859/
Marfitt7166/
Morffes7131/
Morfeas714/
Morffit713/
Morffhe711/
Morffez711/
Morfees711/
Morfist710/
Marfete710/
Morfeid710/
Morfa671,858/
Marfe671,096/
Morfi671,061/
Morfy67331/
Murffitt671/
Morfè671/
Murphett671/
Mourffee671/
Morphete671/
Morphitt670/
Marfitte670/

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