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 1,069
Coal Miner 318
Farmer 218
Domestic Servant 90
Dress Maker 81
Farm Servant 69
General Servant Domestic 69
Agricultural Labourer 63
General Labourer 62
General Servant 59
Farmers Son 57
Living On Her Own Means 57
Labourer 43
Lead Miner 34
Farmers Wife 27
House Keeper 27
Farm Labourer 26
Tin Plate Worker 25
Blacksmith 24
Farmers Daughter 24
Grocer 24
Tailor 23
Farmer's Son 22
General Domestic Servant 20
Carpenter 20

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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