Morissette Surname

49,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Morissette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morissette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8,4281:4,372598
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
Haiti3471:30,7892,200
Israel501:171,15317,369
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France61:11,070,454349,096
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Morissette (33) may also be a first name.

Morissette Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morissette occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Morissette.

How Common Is The Last Name Morissette? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morissette is the 49,990th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 709,043 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Morissette are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 8,428 people, or 1 in 4,372. In Canada Morissette is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 88 percent live, Ontario, where 6 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Haiti, where 3 percent live.

Morissette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morissette has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morissette surname increased 68,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morissette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morissette surname are 11.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morissette earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $43,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $42,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morrissette956,874/
Morisette95926/
Morissett9524/
Morissete956/
Moorissette951/
Mourissette951/
Morriessette911/
Morrisette901,494/
Morrissett90303/
Morrissete909/
Morissetti904/
Marissette902/
Merissette901/
Moriesette901/
Moressette901/
Morissitte900/
Morisset897,910/
Morisete8957/
Morisett8937/
Maurissette8677/
Marrissette8619/
Morriesette8615/
Morrissetti863/
Morressette862/
Morrissetta861/
Morrissatte861/
Morriessett860/
Moricette84452/
Morrisett84441/
Morisetty84209/
Morrisset8462/
Marisette8458/
Moresette8419/
Mourisset843/
Morrisete842/
Morizette841/
Moriset82423/
Morishetty80396/
Morishetti80113/
Marrisette8027/
Maurisette807/
Moricettes806/
Maraisette806/
Mouricette804/
Moorisetty803/
Morrisetty803/
Morresette802/
Morrizette802/
Marisettie801/
Meurisette801/
Morressett801/
Morrissitt801/
Mourisetti801/
Mourrisset801/
Morricette801/
Morrisitte800/
Marisett7848/
Moricete7846/
Morriset7817/
Marisete786/
Marisset783/
Moriseta782/
Morizett781/
Morysset781/
Moresett780/
Morisitt780/
Morrishetty7610/
Morrishetti765/
Morrissitta760/
Morrisshechter751/
Marisetty747,726/
Maurisset74125/
Marrisett7468/
Marizette7465/
Meurisset7414/
Maresette749/
Merisetty749/
Murisetty747/
Morisitti744/
Morisheta744/
Morishite744/
Moresetti743/
Mourizete742/
Marishett741/
Morisheti741/
Morriseth741/
Morusetti741/
Mooresett741/
Morissita741/
Morresett740/
Morrisitt740/
Morricett740/
Morizet71956/
Moricet71928/
Moreset712/
Mariset712/
Morised711/
Mauricette70891/
Marishetti70661/
Marishetty70293/
Maarisetti7097/
Marrisetty7080/
Murishetty7044/
Maarisetty7031/
Mariesetty7016/
Murishetti7012/
Moreshetti708/
Marishetta705/
Morishatti705/
Maruicette703/
Mariseetty703/
Maerisetti701/
Meerisetty701/
Mariesetti701/
Morechitte701/
Morisshead701/
Morrisitty701/
Morushetty701/
Muurisetti701/
Murrisetti701/
Murrisetty701/
Mmarisetti701/
Morrisetch700/
Marrizette700/
Marishet671,450/
Morished67278/
Mariseta67152/
Morisita6754/
Marieshetty6751/
Maarishetti6731/
Marrishetty6723/
Moreshet6719/
Marizete6717/
Marrishetti6714/
Maarishetty679/
Mauriset676/
Marisety674/
Muriseti673/
Marusete672/
Marizett671/
Marriset671/
Morisati671/
Morreshetti671/
Muhrishetty671/
Mauricettte671/
Morisiti671/
Marisiet671/
Maresett670/
Morreset670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morissette
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