Morsley Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Morsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:359,47125,733
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Morsley (16) may also be a first name.

Morsley Last Name Facts

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

Morsley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morsley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Morsley is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Morsley reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles. Morsley is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Morsley is most widely held in England, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 359,471. In England Morsley is most prevalent in: Essex, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Morsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Morsley last name increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 54 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morsley last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Morsley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mordsley9312/
Morrsley930/
Morsly9225/
Morsle921/
Marsley8633/
Morsles868/
Morslyi861/
Mersley860/
Morsslet803/
Morselly801/
Morselle801/
Marshley801/
Mardsley800/
Morsille800/
Moorslee800/
Morsli7719,491/
Marsly774/
Mersle771/
Mursle771/
Marsle770/
Morrselle750/
Marselley750/
Moursli711,194/
Marcley71233/
Marzley7114/
Morssli7113/
Mörsler712/
Morslii711/
Moyrsli711/
Mordsli711/
Marslae711/
Marsloe711/
Morzles711/
Morsloa711/
Morclay711/
Marslet710/
Murcley710/
Marsles710/
Marsler710/
Marshle710/
Marxley710/
Morslap710/
Morselli676,837/
Morsella67320/
Marsille67297/
Marselle67287/
Morsilli67232/
Morcelle67101/
Morzelle6792/
Marselly6788/
Marsylle6776/
Maarslet6764/
Mursluie6756/
Marslett6750/
Marslowe6743/
Morsilla6721/
Merselle6719/
Marsilly6713/
Morcille677/
Mourssli677/
Marszler672/
Morgelle671/
Marshlee671/
Marsleet671/
Mursille671/
Marrsler670/
Marssler670/
Marshler670/

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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 Morsley
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