Morfit Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

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

Morfit 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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Morfit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Morfit 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)

Morfit Last Name Facts

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

Morfit (Russian: Морфит) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Morfit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Morfit live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Morfit is mostly found in: Virginia, where 19 percent live, District of Columbia, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Morfit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morfit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morfit last name grew 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morfit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morfit surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Morfit earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.22% more than the national average, earning $60,074 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morfitt921,121/
Morffit923/
Morfeit920/
Morfist920/
Morfiet920/
Morfi911,061/
Morffi831,995/
Morfis83493/
Murfit83103/
Morfiy8337/
Morfei8335/
Morfie8311/
Morfid838/
Morfet833/
Morfii833/
Marfit832/
Morfiz832/
Morfio831/
Mourfi831/
Merfit830/
Murfitt772,346/
Morfett77269/
Marfitt7766/
Morffis7734/
Merfait7729/
Morffiz7725/
Morffet778/
Marfist772/
Moirefi772/
Murffit771/
Morfiss771/
Marfite771/
Morfeid770/
Morphit770/
Morfish770/
Murfith770/
Murfhit770/
Morfe734,288/
Morfa731,858/
Marfi73610/
Márfi73349/
Morfy73331/
Morfè731/
Morphite711/
Murffitt711/
Morffett711/
Marfitte710/
Morphitt710/
Morffe671,123/
Murfet67794/
Maarfi67538/
Morfey67291/
Morfea67174/
Marfei67174/
Morfee67143/
Márfai67111/
Marfai6778/
Morfes6766/
Morffy6749/
Marfiz6747/
Morffa6746/
Morphi6740/
Morfyd6736/
Marfio6729/
Marfoi6727/
Marfis6725/
Morfeu6724/
Marfii679/
Morféa678/
Márffi678/
Morfez675/
Morfer674/
Morfhy674/
Merfet673/
Marfet673/
Marfie673/
Marfiy671/
Murfid671/
Marffi671/
Marfid671/
Meurfi671/
Mourfy671/
Marvfi671/
Morrfe671/
Morfés671/

Morfit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morfit in the Russian language
Морфитmorfit-

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