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.
Discover how your Morgans ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 1 |
Buckinghamshire | 0 |
Berkshire | 9 |
Cambridgeshire | 0 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 8 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 2 |
Devon | 3 |
Dorset | 1 |
Durham | 11 |
Essex | 37 |
Gloucestershire | 4 |
Hampshire | 17 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 0 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 3 |
Lancashire | 41 |
Leicestershire | 1 |
Lincolnshire | 1 |
London | 121 |
Middlesex | 15 |
Northumberland | 7 |
Norfolk | 0 |
Northamptonshire | 4 |
Nottinghamshire | 0 |
Oxfordshire | 0 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 6 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 3 |
Surrey | 9 |
Sussex | 7 |
Staffordshire | 6 |
Warwickshire | 5 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 1 |
Worcestershire | 1 |
Yorkshire | 10 |
Anglesey | 5 |
Brecknockshire | 99 |
Cardiganshire | 725 |
Carnarvonshire | 25 |
Carmarthenshire | 975 |
Denbighshire | 7 |
Flintshire | 13 |
Glamorgan | 2,262 |
Merionethshire | 71 |
Montgomeryshire | 144 |
Monmouthshire | 132 |
Pembrokeshire | 418 |
Radnorshire | 54 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 560 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 178 |
Farmer | 120 |
General Servant (domestic) | 45 |
Ysgol | 43 |
Dressmaker | 41 |
Collier Hewer | 40 |
Coal Miner (hewer) | 35 |
General Servant | 27 |
Labourer | 26 |
At School | 25 |
Coal Miner | 24 |
Farm Labourer | 24 |
Domestic Servant | 22 |
Farmer's Son Working On Farm | 20 |
House Keeper | 19 |
Charwoman | 19 |
General Servant Domestic | 19 |
At Home | 19 |
Housekeeper | 16 |
Private Means | 16 |
Carpenter | 16 |
Domestic | 16 |
Miner Hewer | 16 |
Farmer's Daughter Dairy Work | 15 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Morgans | 4,750 |
John Morgans | 4,088 |
David Morgans | 2,971 |
William Morgans | 2,667 |
Elizabeth Morgans | 2,660 |
Thomas Morgans | 2,617 |
Margaret Morgans | 2,399 |
Jane Morgans | 1,522 |
Sarah Morgans | 1,494 |
Ann Morgans | 1,391 |
Anne Morgans | 1,188 |
Morgan Morgans | 1,167 |
James Morgans | 835 |
Evan Morgans | 776 |
Catherine Morgans | 762 |
Hannah Morgans | 631 |
Richard Morgans | 625 |
Edward Morgans | 535 |
Martha Morgans | 535 |
Daniel Morgans | 505 |
George Morgans | 436 |
Annie Morgans | 376 |
Rachel Morgans | 375 |
Henry Morgans | 361 |
Eliza Morgans | 358 |