Morriessey Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Morriessey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Morriessey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morriessey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morriessey is most common in Ireland. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morriessey? popularity and diffusion
Morriessey is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Morriessey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Morriessey are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Munster, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Morriessey
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