Morressey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Morressey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morressey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Morressey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morressey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morressey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Morressey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Morressey are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Morressey is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 50 percent live and Washington, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

Morressey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morressey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morressey last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Morressey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Morressey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morriessey953/
Morresey94164/
Morressy944/
Morresse941/
Moressey940/
Morrissey8936,833/
Morriesey891/
Morrassey890/
Morriessy890/
Morrossey890/
Moreissey890/
Marressey890/
Morrese8828/
Moresse8813/
Morresy882/
Moresey881/
Moressy881/
Morrissiey8423/
Morrisssey842/
Morressett841/
Morrisseyy841/
Morrisey824,150/
Morrissy821,172/
Morissey8292/
Morressi8228/
Marresse8222/
Morrisse8219/
Moressee8213/
Morriesy823/
Morriese823/
Morrasey822/
Morgesse822/
Moressée822/
Morrasse821/
Meressey821/
Morresay820/
Morossey820/
Morrossy820/
Morrosey820/
Marressy820/
Marresey820/
Moresjey820/
Morrescy820/
Morreset820/
Morese80604/
Moresy800/
Mouriesse78561/
Morrisset7862/
Morriscey7824/
Morrissee7811/
Morriseey786/
Morrissay785/
Morrisseu785/
Marrissey784/
Merrissey781/
Morrissuy781/
Murrissey781/
Morrissie781/
Marrossey780/
Morriosey780/
Morresett780/
Morrisiey780/
Morissiey780/
Morryssye780/
Morrisser780/
Morisse753,132/
Meresse752,947/
Morgese752,668/
Marrese751,913/
Morasse751,421/
Moressa75645/
Maresse75379/
Morrise75221/
Moressi75214/
Morisey75150/
Morysse7550/
Morrisy7541/
Maressy7539/
Morosey7533/
Morosse7520/
Moresea7518/
Moresis7515/
Morrasy7510/
Morissy754/
Moretse753/
Moreshe752/
Moreset752/
Morossy752/
Moreses751/
Moretsy751/
Motrese751/
Morresa751/
Mourese751/
Moreise751/
Morresí751/
Mgorese751/
Morrase751/
Moresay750/
Morrose750/
Moreese750/
Morrece750/
Morrissett74303/
Morrisseua741/
Mourrisset741/
Morisset717,910/
Mourisse71109/
Moresche7166/
Mauressy7152/
Mourasse7147/
Moresiya7140/
Marrasse7126/
Moreshet7119/
Morriset7117/
Moreszes7111/
Merrasse7111/
Morretsi7111/
Moraisey7110/
Morrissi716/
Matresse714/
Moressis714/
Morrisay713/
Morrisis713/
Moreshed712/
Morrisee712/
Morrissa712/
Morisseu712/
Morissez712/
Morissee712/
Morrasee712/
Marrisey711/
Moresiyo711/
Morriscy711/
Morrisea711/
Morrisoy711/
Morysset711/
Moreschy711/
Mareisse711/
Maraesse711/
Morrassi711/
Morrices711/
Morzessa711/
Morehese711/
Murrisse711/
Moreetse711/
Morissei711/
Mauresse711/
Marrissy710/
Merrissy710/
Moorissy710/
Morrises710/
Moorisey710/
Merrisey710/
Morricey710/
Mosrisey710/
Moresett710/
Merrisse710/
Murissey710/
Marrassy710/
Morise672,610/
Morose671,601/
Morrisett67441/
Moreshead67208/
Morase67203/
Moreshiya67165/
Marese67117/
Moreze6753/
Maresy6742/
Merese6732/
Morisy6725/
Morissett6724/
Meresy6715/
Morece6713/
Moresa6712/
Morheiser679/
Moreše676/
Murese674/
Morrissui673/
Mourisset673/
Morasy672/
Morezy672/
Matresses671/
Morecy671/
Morgaisse671/
Morriseth671/
Morrisouy671/
Morrissci671/
Moryse671/
Morosy671/
Morrissoa671/
Marheisse671/
Morassaie671/
Mooresett671/
Maurissey670/
Maerissey670/
Mooreseed670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morressey
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