Morfill Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Morfill Surname Definition:

(French) a nick- or trade-name = Elephant’s Tusk, Ivory [French morfil; apparently of Arabic orig.] (Welsh) Whale (a nickname) [Welsh morfil] (English) for Moor-Field [Old English mór + feld]

Morfill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Morfill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) a nick- or trade-name = Elephant’s Tusk, Ivory [French morfil; apparently of Arabic orig.] (Welsh) Whale (a nickname) [Welsh morfil] (English) for Moor-Field [Old English mór + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Morfill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morfill is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Morfill.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Morfill reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 25 percent reside, Dorset, where 21 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England Morfill occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Morfill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morfill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Morfill last name rose 518 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morfil92355/
Morfiel8626/
Marfill8615/
Morfell861/
Morfilt861/
Murfill860/
Morphill801/
Marfil7717,413/
Morfel779/
Mohrfildt750/
Morfeld71729/
Marfell71652/
Marfiel7155/
Morfelt7113/
Marffil711/
Marfiol711/
Murfild710/
Murfilt710/
Murfell710/
Moorfeld6778/
Morfeldt6740/
Murphill670/
Mohrfeldt6312/
Marfilova639/
Marfilová632/
Marfel62453/
Marfael5758/
Marfeld5745/
Marfelt5742/
Mörfelt5719/
Murfeld573/
Marphil572/
Marfleh571/
Merphil571/
Marfeel571/
Marflet570/
Maarfeld5351/
Mörfeldt538/
Marfeldt537/
Maarfelt535/
Murfeldt531/
Mahrfeld530/
Marflett530/
Marfelova503/
Muirfeldt502/

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