Morses Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Morses Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morses Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Morses (49) may also be a first name.

Morses Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morses occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Morses.

How Common Is The Last Name Morses? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Morses reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 49 people.

The surname Morses is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 411,832. In Scotland Morses is most numerous in: Glasgow City, where 77 percent live, Argyll and Bute, where 8 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring Scotland this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Morses Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morses has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morshes921/
Morsees921/
Moorses920/
Morse9169,570/
Morsches86114/
Morsed832,613/
Morsey832,332/
Morssy83699/
Moorse83388/
Morssi83273/
Morges83235/
Morsie83225/
Morset83212/
Morsse83211/
Morser83148/
Marses83110/
Morshe8354/
Morseu8343/
Mourse8321/
Morsee8321/
Morhse839/
Morrse835/
Morsex835/
Morseh835/
Merses834/
Morsis834/
Morsea833/
Morjes833/
Morces832/
Morsei831/
Morssa831/
Morzes831/
Murses831/
Morshed77197,478/
Morgese772,668/
Mourges77106/
Morsett77100/
Mourssi7723/
Morsche7721/
Morsher7714/
Mourssy7710/
Marshes775/
Morsier774/
Morrsey772/
Morssis772/
Mersses772/
Moursey772/
Morrsis771/
Morshee771/
Morshez771/
Morssio771/
Merseis771/
Morjese771/
Mourssa771/
Mourhse771/
Morshej771/
Morsits771/
Morszer771/
Morzesz771/
Morgesh771/
Moorsee771/
Morches771/
Moorsse771/
Moursei771/
Morssey770/
Morrssy770/
Morrsse770/
Morsiey770/
Morgise770/
Morsy7391,506/
Morsi7347,337/
Morje731,514/
Morsa731,348/
Morge731,173/
Marse731,040/
Morze73369/
Morce73201/
Morxe731/
Morże731/
Mourshed711,619/
Morshedh711,390/
Morscher71861/
Morshead71427/
Morshuis71350/
Morsheed71108/
Mojrzesz7121/
Morrssey716/
Marshese714/
Morchese712/
Morgesse712/
Moorshed711/
Marseesr711/
Mourseth711/
Mourtges711/
Morsched711/
Morshish711/
Moorgess711/
Morehese711/
Morshhed711/
Morsschi711/
Morshett710/
Moorssey710/
Marssies710/
Moursy675,612/
Moursi673,678/
Morche671,438/
Marsee671,286/
Marges671,212/
Morger671,060/
Marces67918/
Marjes67744/
Maarse67712/
Morsha67552/
Marset67460/
Marseu67458/
Marsey67312/
Morcet67253/
Marsis67252/
Moorshead67230/
Morrsy67156/
Morsii67154/
Morsay67146/
Marshe67145/
Morgis67143/
Marssi67142/
Murges67139/
Morsid6785/
Morschett6785/
Mharse6771/
Morshi6765/
Morscheid6749/
Marsie6747/
Marsei6746/
Marssy6744/
Morget6742/
Morgey6736/
Marser6732/
Morzsa6730/
Merzes6724/
Marseh6723/
Morscheit6723/
Mersis6717/
Morsit6717/
Mourge6717/
Morcey6713/
Moorsy6710/
Marsøe6710/
Marssa679/
Merçes679/
Morsyy679/
Morrsi677/
Mortge676/
Marsec675/
Morgez675/
Marsed674/
Morzec674/
Moursa674/
Marsea673/
Murces673/
Marsse673/
Morgea673/
Morsai673/
Marsce672/
Matrse672/
Mource672/
Morgie672/
Morzie672/
Morcis672/
Morshy672/
Marzes671/
Marhse671/
Marsez671/
Morsci671/
Morsic671/
Mourje671/
Morced671/
Marsej671/
Marsys671/
Marsep671/
Moyrsi671/
Morjee671/
Morsheidt671/
Morsoisse671/
Morzer671/
Morged671/
Morchoise671/
Mursis671/
Morsoi671/
Mosrsi671/
Morjje671/
Mosrsy671/
Morcer670/
Morsip670/
Moorce670/

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Footnotes

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