Morphy Surname
Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname
Morphy Surname Definition:
MORPHIE: Of local origin, most probably from Morphie in the parish of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire. Walterus de Morfy or Morffy held land in Dundee, 1381 (RMS., I, 691,779), Findelaus Morify was witness in Auchleuyn, 1454 (REA., I, 5. 274), and Effie Morphi appears in Dunfermline, 1562 (Dunfermline).
Read More About This SurnameMorphy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 493 | 1:359,316 | 19,315 |
| United States | 379 | 1:956,356 | 71,269 |
| Canada | 365 | 1:100,947 | 10,954 |
| England | 118 | 1:472,187 | 30,747 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 36 | 1:123,052 | 7,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:351,180 | 26,857 |
Morphy (352) may also be a first name.
Morphy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MORPHIE: Of local origin, most probably from Morphie in the parish of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire. Walterus de Morfy or Morffy held land in Dundee, 1381 (RMS., I, 691,779), Findelaus Morify was witness in Auchleuyn, 1454 (REA., I, 5. 274), and Effie Morphi appears in Dunfermline, 1562 (Dunfermline).
Morphy Demographics
Average Morphy Salary in
United States
$49,939 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morphy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morphy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morphy is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Morphy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 248,726th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,563,272 people. The last name Morphy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Morphy reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Morphy is also the 464,438th most common given name globally. It is borne by 352 people.
Morphy is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 359,316. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 78 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 23 percent live.
Morphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Morphy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morphy last name increased 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Morphy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Morphy surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Morphy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.74% more than the national average, earning $49,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,216 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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