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 found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morshead? popularity and diffusion

Morshead is the 692,305th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Morshead reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Morshead is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 2,369,013. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 49 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found and Iowa, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Morshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morshead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morshead last name increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morshead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morshead last name 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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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morshead
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