Morgans Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Morgans Name Meaning: Originally comes from the Welsh name Morcant, this was changed in the Middle Ages to Morgan. The meaning of the name tends to be thought of as a sea defender; though it is also thought to be a deviation of 'Ap Morgan' meaning son of Morgan.

The first recording of the name was in Berkshire in 1214.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Morgans Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Morgans family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 451
House Servant 180
Agricultural Labourer 131
Labourer 114
At Home 107
Farm Labourer 75
Collier 68
Farm Servant 66
Miner 66
Wife Of Above 63
Daughter Of Above 57
Coal Miner 53
Son Of Above 50
Farmer's Daughter 49
Pauper 48
Dress Maker 45
Farmer's Son 45
Farmers Son 43
Farmer 42
Carpenter 41
Lead Miner 41
Farmers Daughter 39
Servant 39
General Servant 38
Labourer Wife 37

Morgans Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Morgans 100% 46,889
2 Margins 71% 291
3 Margans 86% 258

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