Morrin Surname

150,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Morrin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Maurice,' from nick. More, and diminutive Morin; compare Colin, Robin. The name is a common one (always without prefix) in the Hundred Rolls, and the origin need not be doubted.

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Morrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0841:334,37230,223
Ireland8031:5,864905
England4271:130,48712,922
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Scotland861:62,2545,030
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Wales311:99,8247,946
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
France91:7,380,302306,885
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4681:9,4661,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland841:44,5623,225
England801:304,69220,471
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Morrin (941) may also be a first name.

Morrin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Maurice,' from nick. More, and diminutive Morin; compare Colin, Robin. The name is a common one (always without prefix) in the Hundred Rolls, and the origin need not be doubted. There was evidently a nick. Mor or More, and the usual dims. Morin, Morcock, and Morkin were formed from it; v. Moorcock. The 'g' in Moring is excrescent, as in Jennings.

Isabella fil. Morini, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Morin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ralph Moryn, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Simon Morin, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Flandrina Moryn, Northamptonshire, ibid.

William Moryn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Since writing the above, I have found entries that absolutely settle the question. The same individual is thus referred to:

Morinus de la Bare, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Morinus de Bare, Devon, ibid.

Moritius de Bare, Devon, ibid.

1668-0. Thomas Morin and Susanna Barnardiston: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1756. Married — Nicholas Perrin and Ann Morin: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Morin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Morrin Last Name Facts

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

Morrin (Russian: Моррин) is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morrin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,758th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,492,321 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Morrin live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 263,438th most widely held forename in the world, held by 941 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 334,372. In The United States Morrin is most frequent in: Michigan, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 27 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Morrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morrin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morrin last name grew 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 172 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 534 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morrin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Morrin surname are 3.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morrin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $48,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $54,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morring92413/
Morrien92263/
Morriën9268/
Morrina9239/
Morrion9223/
Mourrin9213/
Morrisn9210/
Morin91191,048/
Morrn9134/
Moorring861/
Morina8336,096/
Moring835,248/
Mourin834,862/
Morren833,700/
Murrin832,891/
Merrin831,716/
Marrin831,150/
Morien83658/
Morion83407/
Moirin83179/
Morgin83167/
Moorin83145/
Mohrin83119/
Mosrin8379/
Motrin8343/
Morijn8342/
Morinc8315/
Morzin8312/
Morint8312/
Morink836/
Moerin835/
Morđin835/
Morinn833/
Mmorin832/
Morind831/
Moriën831/
Morryn831/
Mojrin831/
Morisn830/
Morrim830/
Morn801,628/
Mooring773,282/
Merrien772,442/
Marrion77609/
Mouring77353/
Marrink77127/
Marring77118/
Mourina7736/
Moorren7731/
Marrien7726/
Morginn7725/
Mohrien7724/
Murrien7718/
Mouyrin7718/
Morrent7714/
Marrina7713/
Murring7713/
Murrina779/
Maurrin778/
Motrinc777/
Morreen772/
Muirrin772/
Mohurin772/
Mörring772/
Moyrien772/
Mourren771/
Moutrin771/
Mourzin771/
Mourgin771/
Mourien771/
Mourinn771/
Morryon771/
Mehrrin771/
Marrinn770/
Morraen770/
Moorien770/
Marin73926,168/
Merin739,353/
Murin734,568/
Moren734,267/
Morim731,778/
Morne731,216/
Morén731,139/
Moryn73319/
Morín7369/
Mourn7366/
Márin7346/
Marrn7339/
Morän7326/
Morng7320/
Moirn7320/
Mărin734/
Morîn734/
Mornh733/
Morèn733/
Moorn732/
Morìn732/
Merrn732/
Motrn731/
Mornc731/
Morån731/
Mhorn730/
Murrn730/
Mornt730/
Moern730/
Morinova71154/
Morrenne7125/
Morrenth7115/
Morinová7112/
Moringue715/
Moringne711/
Mourinne711/
Marrrion711/
Merrienn710/
Marion6750,736/
Marina6744,167/
Maurin6721,483/
Murzin6712,286/
Marien678,398/
Maring678,345/
Murina674,796/
Marzin673,862/
Muring673,749/
Mooren672,597/
Marren672,502/
Mariën672,305/
Mehrin672,106/
Mohren671,299/
Margin671,259/
Murren671,094/
Moreng67992/
Mouren67957/
Meurin67932/
Merren67883/
Mahrin67583/
Merien67444/
Morend67432/
Morent67432/
Möring67412/
Masrin67410/
Mourne67403/
Muhrin67217/
Morenc67199/
Murgin67187/
Matrin67178/
Motryn67161/
Moreen67151/
Musrin67139/
Moryna67122/
Marijn6775/
Moiren6743/
Marțin6730/
Móring6729/
Moeren6723/
Murien6719/
Maruin6717/
Meerin6716/
Murijn6716/
Muirin6716/
Marint6715/
Maerin6714/
Marinn6714/
Maarin6714/
Mohrén6714/
Marimn6713/
Mourim6711/
Murion678/
Mourín678/
Marind677/
Morzen677/
Mmarin677/
Mujrin676/
Motren676/
Marisn676/
Marihn675/
Marrim675/
Muoren675/
Muruin674/
Mharin674/
Morenk673/
Mourng673/
Morrem673/
Murrim673/
Moorim672/
Mornng672/
Marrinque672/
Morzyn672/
Meriën672/
Máring672/
Morenn672/
Moorne671/
Marrne671/
Motrim671/
Muorng671/
Murrne671/
Marinq671/
Marinė671/
Mariĭn671/
Marrën671/
Marrín671/
Mouhrn671/
Motrín671/
Mouryn671/
Märing671/
Morynk671/
Murind671/
Moryon671/
Mooryn671/
Merijn671/
Moraen670/
Murinn670/
Morgne670/
Mornne670/
Merinn670/

Morrin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morrin in the Russian language
Морринmorrin-

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