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 1,404
Coal Miner 297
Farmers Daughter 126
Farmers Wife 119
Farmers Son 113
Farm Servant Indoor 111
Domestic Servant 94
Dress Maker 92
General Servant 84
Lead Miner 77
Agricultural Labourer 63
Labourer 61
General Labourer 56
General Servant Domestic 52
Collier 50
General Domestic Servant 46
Labourer Wife 44
Coal Miners Wife 33
Carpenter 30
Annuitant 26
Farmer 26
House Keeper 26
Farm Labourer 25
Tailor 21
Miners Wife 19

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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