Morshead Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Morshead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morshead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
England1461:381,63126,761
Australia371:729,61448,196
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Morshead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morshead is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morshead? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morshead is the 692,305th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name Morshead is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Morshead live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 2,369,013. In The United States Morshead is primarily found in: California, where 49 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside and Iowa, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Morshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morshead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morshead surname rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morshead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morshead surname are 16.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Morshead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.86% less than the national average, earning R 109,644 per year; in United States they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning $60,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning $60,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorshead94230/
Morsehead9424/
Morshed93197,478/
Morshad931,647/
Moorsehead891/
Mourshed881,619/
Morshedh881,390/
Morsheed88108/
Morchead883/
Murshead882/
Moorshed881/
Moirshad881/
Morsched881/
Moorshad881/
Morshhed881/
Morshaid881/
Mohrshad881/
Mershead880/
Marshead880/
Morsed862,613/
Morsad861,071/
Morsha86552/
Morshe8654/
Morsea863/
Morscheid8249/
Moorchead821/
Morsheidt821/
Murshed8034,057/
Murshad801,657/
Marshad80683/
Mershed80238/
Morched80208/
Morshid80182/
Morchad80138/
Marshed8057/
Mershad8055/
Morsche8021/
Morsher8014/
Morshah809/
Marshea807/
Moursad805/
Morsadh801/
Morshee801/
Morshes801/
Morshez801/
Morshej801/
Morhsed801/
Morsaha801/
Morscheidt7854/
Morse7769,570/
Morsa771,348/
Morscher75861/
Mehrshad75676/
Mourchad75346/
Morsches75114/
Mourched7578/
Mursheed7571/
Marsahad7524/
Mursheid7521/
Morcheid7518/
Marsheed755/
Mourshid755/
Murshaid753/
Morshiya752/
Murshaed752/
Meershad751/
Mersheed751/
Morzseod751/
Moorshid751/
Murshadh751/
Murshedd751/
Muirshad751/
Marshyad751/
Mourssad751/
Murshied751/
Morshett750/
Morsythe750/
Morsey712,332/
Morche711,438/
Morsia71968/
Marsha71775/
Mursed71702/
Morcha71620/
Moorse71388/
Morsie71225/
Morset71212/
Morsse71211/
Mourchaid71170/
Marsad71156/
Morser71148/
Mursad71147/
Morsay71146/
Marshe71145/
Mersad7192/
Morsid7185/
Morschett7185/
Morshi7165/
Merscheid7152/
Morseu7143/
Morzsa7130/
Morsau7128/
Mersed7127/
Morses7126/
Morscheit7123/
Mourse7121/
Morsee7121/
Morsat7112/
Morhse719/
Morzha717/
Morrse715/
Morseh715/
Marsed714/
Moursa714/
Morsye714/
Marsea713/
Morgea713/
Morsai713/
Morsae712/
Morsoe712/
Morshy712/
Morsei711/
Morssa711/
Murrsheed711/
Mursheedp711/
Morced711/
Morsas711/
Morschatz711/
Morzad711/
Morged711/
Morsap711/
Meersheed711/
Morchid6711,317/
Murshid679,193/
Marshet673,220/
Marsaud671,545/
Morseth67843/
Morcher67484/
Moursia67376/
Marsaid67283/
Moersid67264/
Marshah67136/
Marsyad67134/
Marchad67121/
Morsett67100/
Mursaid6787/
Morchat6778/
Marsche6750/
Murched6742/
Marshay6740/
Morgeat6734/
Marched6732/
Merscheidt6730/
Marshid6726/
Marscha6724/
Marshie6717/
Marsher6716/
Marsyed6716/
Mohrsaz6715/
Mursyed6712/
Murshat6711/
Murseed6711/
Morchez6711/
Marsheh6710/
Marshat6710/
Morgeas6710/
Marshae679/
Marseed679/
Morsuya679/
Marsaad676/
Marshes675/
Morsiya675/
Marshai675/
Marchea675/
Murseat675/
Marshap674/
Morsier674/
Mourcha674/
Moursas674/
Marshey673/
Marshau673/
Marshaj673/
Moursau673/
Morrsey672/
Morthja672/
Mehrsad672/
Muursed672/
Morjeed672/
Moursey672/
Marsaha671/
Marshaa671/
Marshue671/
Mershat671/
Morgish671/
Morscau671/
Morsych671/
Mursihd671/
Marseah671/
Morcheu671/
Mourche671/
Marsahd671/
Matrsad671/
Marscheidt671/
Meersad671/
Meersed671/
Moursai671/
Mourssa671/
Mourhse671/
Morschette671/
Morsees671/
Morshui671/
Morszer671/
Morgesh671/
Moorsee671/
Morchee671/
Morches671/
Morchyd671/
Mherzad671/
Masrsha671/
Marshaz671/
Merssad671/
Moorsse671/
Moursei671/
Meersheedh671/
Marshei671/
Mersaid671/
Moorses670/
Marshas670/
Murscheidt670/
Morssey670/
Morzaha670/
Morrsse670/
Morsiey670/
Marshez670/

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