Morrow Surname
Approximately 99,074 people bear this surname
Morrow Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the moor-row,' i.e. the cottages on the moor. Row is a common suffix to early local surnames. Anglo-Saxon raw, a row (Skeat); compare Towndrow. Lower says that Morrow is a corruption of Mac Murrough.
Read More About This SurnameMorrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76,120 | 1:4,762 | 526 |
| Canada | 6,171 | 1:5,971 | 863 |
| Australia | 4,656 | 1:5,798 | 846 |
| England | 3,932 | 1:14,170 | 2,092 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,995 | 1:616 | 91 |
| Scotland | 1,154 | 1:4,639 | 804 |
| New Zealand | 971 | 1:4,664 | 747 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Ireland | 637 | 1:7,392 | 1,061 |
| South Africa | 509 | 1:106,439 | 12,833 |
| Philippines | 148 | 1:684,042 | 70,291 |
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| Israel | 125 | 1:68,461 | 8,502 |
| Wales | 109 | 1:28,390 | 2,914 |
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3,201 | 1:1,384 | 265 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 746 | 1:32,675 | 4,333 |
| Scotland | 443 | 1:8,450 | 1,141 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,563 | 1:3,997 | 494 |
Morrow (667) may also be a first name.
Morrow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the moor-row,' i.e. the cottages on the moor. Row is a common suffix to early local surnames. Anglo-Saxon raw, a row (Skeat); compare Towndrow. Lower says that Morrow is a corruption of Mac Murrough. This may be true in certain cases, but there is undoubtedly an English surname Morrow also which has to be explained. Neither must it be forgotten that there is a hamlet Morrowe in the parish of Wisbeach, Cumberland.
Willelmus de Morerawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Marowe, 1379: ibid.
William Marrow, of Leighton Wood, 1591: Wills at Chester.
1567. Married — Umphrey Marrowe and Ellyn Todd: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Celtic) = Murray, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the Moor-Row (of Dwellings) [Old English mór + rǽw] Willelmus de Morerawe.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
This, in the homeland of the sept (see Map) where the name MacMorrow is numerous, is Mac Muireadhaigh, formerly anglicized MacMurry. IF 237; SIF 161; Map Leit
(English) Dweller in the row of the houses by the moor, i.e., marsh or wasteland.
A known corruption of Mac Murrough.
A corruption of Mac Murrough; etymologically connected with the name Murray. The Murrays appear to have settled in the twelfth century in the province of Murref, Moray, or Moravia, comprehending the modem counties of Murray or Elgin, and parts of Inverness and Banff.
User-submitted Reference
The surname can be derived from Murchadha, a Gaelic name of Irish and Scottish origin, meaning 'sea warrior'. Most sources cite this as the origin of the name Morrow.
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Morrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morrow (Arabic: مورو) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morrow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,709th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 73,557 people. The last name Morrow occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Morrow reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Morrow is also the 321,321st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 667 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 76,120 people, or 1 in 4,762. In The United States Morrow is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Morrow occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Morrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Morrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morrow last name expanded 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morrow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Morrow last name are 16.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Morrow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.14% more than the national average, earning 460,769 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,075 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.26% more than the national average, earning R 323,808 per year; in United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $51,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morrow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morrow in the Arabic language | ||
| مورو | mwrw | - |
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Morrow Reference & Research
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