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Morphitt 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
Morphitt 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)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morphit | 93 | 0 | / |
| Morphett | 88 | 1,446 | / |
| Morphite | 88 | 1 | / |
| Morphi | 86 | 40 | / |
| Morphis | 80 | 1,853 | / |
| Morfitt | 80 | 1,121 | / |
| Morphet | 80 | 859 | / |
| Morphie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Murphit | 80 | 2 | / |
| Murpitt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morpi | 77 | 103 | / |
| Murphett | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morphete | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morpette | 75 | 0 | / |
| Morppett | 75 | 0 | / |
| Morphy | 71 | 1,597 | / |
| Morfit | 71 | 96 | / |
| Marphi | 71 | 39 | / |
| Morpha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Morphe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Morpeh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Merpit | 71 | 8 | / |
| Morpis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Morpie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Murfitt | 67 | 2,346 | / |
| Morpeth | 67 | 633 | / |
| Morfett | 67 | 269 | / |
| Morphey | 67 | 241 | / |
| Marfitt | 67 | 66 | / |
| Morpish | 67 | 55 | / |
| Marphis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Morphee | 67 | 24 | / |
| Morpheu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Murphet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Morffit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Murphyt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morphée | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murphid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourphy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morphoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merphet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morphes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Morrphy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Morfiet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murfhit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Morfeit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Morfist | 67 | 0 | / |
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