Morrough Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Morrough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Morrough (28) may also be a first name.

Morrough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morrough is most common in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morrough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Morrough live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles. Morrough is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

Morrough is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Morrough is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 35 percent are found, West Midlands, where 29 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 24 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Morrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morrough has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Morrough last name decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Morrough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Morrough last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Morrough earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morrogh93177/
Morough938/
Murrough8828/
Marrough880/
Morraugh880/
Morogh863/
Moroug861/
Morrokh8023/
Morzogh807/
Marough800/
Morragh800/
Morog77270/
Morug771/
Mourroux7528/
Marzough7522/
Mahrough7513/
Morroque755/
Marraugh751/
Murraugh750/
Morrok71105/
Morokh7199/
Moroux7185/
Moragh7168/
Marugh716/
Morroq713/
Morroc712/
Maroug712/
Marogh712/
Morukh712/
Morugs711/
Marroukch711/
Muroug711/
Morrox711/
Moroig711/
Marrog711/
Morokg711/
Morugg710/
Marzoug677,175/
Mahroug674,025/
Moiroux67720/
Mouroux67671/
Marrouk67622/
Marragh67377/
Marroig67351/
Morrock6723/
Maraugh6714/
Mourouk678/
Maaroug675/
Muraugh675/
Marrouq675/
Morzouk674/
Marroux673/
Moroque672/
Maroukh672/
Marroqu672/
Marhoug671/
Marrukh671/
Morukhe671/
Morraux671/
Mohrouk671/
Mahrugh671/
Morayug671/
Mooragh671/
Mourokh671/
Marougk671/
Murragh670/

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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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  • 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 Morrough
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