Mort Surname

66,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Mort Surname Definition:

Prob. an abbrev.of Mortimer,q.v.;but apparently also a French nickname [French mort, stagnant, dormant, dull; Latin mortu-us, dead], as the diminutive forms Mortel, Mortet, are likewise found in France.

Mort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3821:107,17311,744
England1,7721:31,4444,194
Australia6191:43,6125,531
Wales5211:5,940663
Russia2071:696,24759,275
France1901:349,59352,489
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Scotland841:63,7365,100
Japan721:1,775,61526,312
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Israel381:225,20121,188
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Cuba171:677,8075,957
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
India51:153,413,076951,030
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Macau11:601,6301,582
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1851:20,5702,917
Wales2551:6,151407
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:114,39311,307

The alternate forms: Mört (340) are calculated separately.

Mort (2,257) may also be a first name.

Mort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Prob. an abbrev.of Mortimer,q.v.;but apparently also a French nickname [French mort, stagnant, dormant, dull; Latin mortu-us, dead], as the diminutive forms Mortel, Mortet, are likewise found in France.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William (de) la Mort, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon Mort, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Mort is also a Shropshire name. Adam Morte, the intrepid Royalist mayor of Preston, was killed at the storming of that town in 1642 (B.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mort Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mort (Hindi: मोरत, Russian: Морт) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Mört. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mort.

How Common Is The Last Name Mort? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,268th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 968,702 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Mort reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mort is also the 157,154th most common first name on earth It is held by 2,257 people.

Mort is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,382 people, or 1 in 107,173. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Mort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mort last name expanded 770 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mort Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Orthodox (70%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mort last name are 16.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mort earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.45% more than the national average, earning R 469,224 per year; in United States they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $41,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $52,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mört92340/
Morte895,815/
Moort89615/
Morth89390/
Mordt89249/
Morts89125/
Moert8931/
Moirt8916/
Mortt8910/
Mourt8910/
Mohrt894/
Morht892/
Morrt891/
Muort891/
Mhort891/
Mor8636,897/
Moiret80633/
Moerth8073/
Moyret8041/
Moorth8022/
Moortz8020/
Mourte8013/
Morthe8012/
Mourth808/
Morrtz802/
Mourtz802/
Morrts802/
Mosrrt801/
Moirtz801/
Morths801/
Mohrdt800/
Moorte800/
More75837,337/
Mohr7592,661/
Mert7551,699/
Moor7521,458/
Moir7517,625/
Mart7510,848/
Murt753,239/
Mour752,573/
Morr752,527/
Mord75645/
Moyr75204/
Morh75197/
Mmor75190/
Mgor75147/
Morz75131/
Muor7555/
Hmor7540/
Mhor7530/
Morp7521/
Mojr7516/
Mosr7515/
Motr7515/
Morå754/
Morì754/
Märt753/
Márt752/
Moïr751/
Morć751/
Mourthe73235/
Mortsch73135/
Mortova7346/
Moorthe734/
Morstch731/
Moore671,171,067/
Marte6767,827/
Moure679,495/
Marth676,825/
Meert676,121/
Maart673,763/
Morre673,027/
Marts672,170/
Mörth671,670/
Mahrt671,586/
Moire67909/
Murte67725/
Merth67528/
Mohur67345/
Märtz67304/
Murth67250/
Mohyr67233/
Martt67125/
Mourh67104/
Mosre6764/
Moord6761/
Mörtz6753/
Mardt6750/
Morcz6738/
Moitr6728/
Mérth6722/
Mmore6721/
Mhore6720/
Moohr6719/
Mohrr6719/
Morhs6718/
Mouhr6718/
Mordh6715/
Martì6715/
Motrø6715/
Moorh6714/
Murts6714/
Mourd6713/
Morhe6712/
Moosr6712/
Mertd6711/
Moorr6710/
Moird6710/
Maurt678/
Moyre677/
Moutr677/
Hmour677/
Mhotr676/
Maert676/
Moorz675/
Morøe675/
Muore674/
Mooyr674/
Morgy673/
Moorp673/
Mords673/
Morph673/
Musrt673/
Mothr673/
Mhart673/
Merdt673/
Hmhor672/
Murtt672/
Mhoor672/
Mörte672/
Hmoor672/
Mottr672/
Marht671/
Marrt671/
Merrt671/
Mootr671/
Moytr671/
Mutrt671/
Moihr671/
Mojhr671/
Morrh671/
Mgoor671/
Martd671/
Martı671/
Martï671/
Morzh671/
Morțe671/
Mordz671/
Muirt671/
Merzt671/
Merht671/
Márts671/
Märts671/
Mhour671/
Moirr671/
Mmour671/
Morhd671/
Mohrh671/
Hmore671/
Mourz670/
Moyhr670/
Mehrt670/
Marzt670/

Mort Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mort in the Hindi language
मोरतmorata-
Mort in the Russian language
Мортmort-

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