Morth Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Morth Surname Definition:

According to C. S. Gilbert, "a branch of the Randall family that resided at or near Looe assumed the name of Morth or Murth (so written in Talland church), but retained the arms of Randall." Wm. Morth was sheriff of Cornwall 2 Wm. III. The name may be from vordh, a way; or marth, a wonder, a marvel; varth, miraculous, wonderful.

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Morth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Austria651:131,00717,994
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
India321:23,970,793327,222
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
France201:3,321,136213,627
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Mörth (1,670) are calculated separately.

Morth (21) may also be a first name.

Morth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

According to C. S. Gilbert, "a branch of the Randall family that resided at or near Looe assumed the name of Morth or Murth (so written in Talland church), but retained the arms of Randall." Wm. Morth was sheriff of Cornwall 2 Wm. III. The name may be from vordh, a way; or marth, a wonder, a marvel; varth, miraculous, wonderful. The W. marth is flat, plain, or open. The arms of Murth are, Sable, a chevron between three falcons' legs erased, with bells, Or,

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Morth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morth (Hindi: मोर्थ, Marathi: मॉथर्) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Mörth. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 739,868th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. Morth is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Morth reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Morth is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 17 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Morth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morth last name increased 976 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morth last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the political party.

Morth earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörth931,670/
Moerth9173/
Moorth9122/
Morthe9112/
Mourth918/
Morths911/
Mort897,523/
Mourthe83235/
Mortsch83135/
Moorthe834/
Morstch831/
Marth806,825/
Morte805,815/
Moort80615/
Merth80528/
Mordt80249/
Morts80125/
Moert8031/
Mérth8022/
Moirt8016/
Mordh8015/
Mortt8010/
Mourt8010/
Mohrt804/
Morht802/
Morhd801/
Mhort801/
Morrt801/
Muort801/
Marthe738,008/
Moiret73633/
Martch73185/
Moyret7341/
Moortz7320/
Mourte7313/
Maarth7311/
Martsh736/
Marths736/
Morrtz732/
Morrts732/
Mourtz732/
Marthz732/
Mourdh731/
Mosrrt731/
Moirtz731/
Marthh731/
Mohrdt730/
Merdth730/
Moorte730/
Mardth730/
Mert6751,699/
Mart6710,848/
Mord67645/
Martsch67546/
Mört67340/
Mortova6746/
Märtsch6728/
Maharth675/
Märt673/
Maarthe673/
Márt672/
Morć671/
Mordsch671/
Mharthe671/
Marhthe671/
Maarths671/

Morth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morth in the Marathi language
मॉथर्mothar-
Morth in the Hindi language
मोर्थmortha66.67
मोरथmoratha33.33

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