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 627
Agricultural Labourer 117
Coal Miner 102
Farmer's Son 93
House Servant 91
Farmers Son 82
Lead Miner 82
Dress Maker 76
Farmer's Daughter 73
Labourer 72
Farmer's Wife 70
Wife Of Above 69
Farmer 68
Farmers Daughter 67
Carter 46
General Servant 42
Farm Servant 40
Farmers Wife 36
House Keeper 35
Collier 33
Servant 33
Dairy Maid 32
House Maid 31
Carpenter 27
Tailor 26

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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