Morgado Surname

6,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Morgado Surname User-submission:

Besides its direct meaning, of "first born", or "scion", Morgado was also a lesser aristocratic title of the Portuguese ancient regime. The "morgadios", the estates associated with this title, were abolished in the early 19th century, as part of the civil and constitutional reforms launched by the victorious Liberals in the Civil War.

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Morgado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal15,6541:666116
Mozambique10,5061:2,595637
Angola9,0711:2,975468
Brazil8,5801:24,9501,124
Mexico8,1881:15,1601,312
Cuba7,0001:1,646250
Venezuela4,9321:6,124718
Spain4,4781:10,4401,220
Chile3,6501:4,826625
Philippines3,5261:28,7124,052
United States2,1231:170,73017,246
France1,3111:50,6666,626
Canada4571:80,6258,989
Colombia3021:158,1924,452
Argentina2961:144,40312,223
Peru2081:152,8088,035
England1241:449,33929,774
Switzerland1161:70,8018,449
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Andorra261:3,225636
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Panama121:326,0227,351
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Macau41:150,408604
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
East Timor11:1,215,928507

Morgado (167) may also be a first name.

Morgado Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Besides its direct meaning, of "first born", or "scion", Morgado was also a lesser aristocratic title of the Portuguese ancient regime. The "morgadios", the estates associated with this title, were abolished in the early 19th century, as part of the civil and constitutional reforms launched by the victorious Liberals in the Civil War.

- mfariacastro

Morgado is a Portuguese word that stands for 'firstborn' or 'majorat'.

- anonymous submission

Morgado Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morgado occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Morgado.

How Common Is The Last Name Morgado? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,999th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 89,990 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Morgado live; 25 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 25 percent live in Iberian Europe. Morgado is also the 708,111th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 167 people.

It is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 15,654 people, or 1 in 666. Barring Portugal this last name occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 13 percent are found and Angola, where 11 percent are found.

Morgado Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Morgado are 39.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morgado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.7% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,658 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.53% more than the national average, earning R 329,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $19,548,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $42,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $54,560 CAD per year.

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Morgado Reference & Research

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