Morphy Surname

248,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Canada

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).

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Morphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4931:359,31619,315
United States3791:956,35671,269
Canada3651:100,94710,954
England1181:472,18730,747
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Panama211:186,2985,509
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland71:764,83125,488
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morphey92241/
Morphoy921/
Mourphy921/
Morrphy920/
Morpy919/
Murphy83659,745/
Morphi8340/
Marphy8338/
Merphy8330/
Morpey8326/
Morpha8321/
Morphe8311/
Morpeh8311/
Morfhy834/
Morpuy831/
Murphey775,793/
Morphis771,853/
Morphet77859/
Murpphy77144/
Murrphy7761/
Morpish7755/
Murphys7748/
Murphay7726/
Morphee7724/
Marphay7717/
Murphhy7714/
Murhphy779/
Morpheu775/
Murphyi775/
Mmurphy774/
Murphyy774/
Morphie773/
Murphyt773/
Maurphy772/
Muirphy772/
Murpohy772/
Morphée772/
Murphyz772/
Murphuy771/
Hmurphy771/
Murfphy770/
Meurphy770/
Marrphy770/
Morphes770/
Murphfy770/
Murphoy770/
Morphit770/
Murpehy770/
Murphiy770/
Merphey770/
Morfy73331/
Morpe73239/
Murpy73131/
Morpi73103/
Morpa7395/
Merpy731/
Morphett711,446/
Murrphey712/
Murpheys712/
Morpheas711/
D'Murphy711/
Murhphey711/
Meerphey711/
Morphitt710/
Morfey67291/
Murphi67288/
Marpay67196/
Morper67156/
Murhpy67110/
Morffy6749/
Marphi6739/
Morfiy6737/
Morfyd6736/
Murfhy6712/
Marpha678/
Murpay675/
Murpha675/
Murrpy675/
Morpis674/
Murphe674/
Murppy671/
Murpey671/
Mourfy671/
Marpeh671/
Marpoy671/
Murpeh671/
Merphe671/
Moerpe671/
Murpyh671/
Merpay671/
Merfhy670/
Marpey670/
Morpie670/
Murpys670/
Morpes670/
Murpfy670/

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