Morse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 6
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 6
Cornwall 22
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 20
Dorset 9
Durham 2
Essex 10
Gloucestershire 269
Hampshire 14
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 14
Lancashire 11
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 0
London 181
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 5
Norfolk 41
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 29
Rutland 0
Shropshire 8
Suffolk 29
Somerset 129
Surrey 5
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 7
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 206
Worcestershire 7
Yorkshire 6

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 3
Cardiganshire 4
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 30
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 25
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 26
Pembrokeshire 125
Radnorshire 0

Morse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Morse family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 92
Independent 60
Female Servant 39
Farmer 32
Labourer 26
Male Servant 14
Shoe Maker 10
Carpenter 6
Mason 6
Clerk 5
Plumber 5
Butcher 5
Weaver 5
Pauper In The Houses 5
Collier 4
Servant 4
Tailor 4
Ag Labourer 4
Shipwright 3
Publican 3
Gardener 3
Laundress 3
Governess 3
Dress Maker 3
Watch Maker 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Morse

Name Census Frequency
William Morse 1,229
Mary Morse 1,057
John Morse 817
Elizabeth Morse 741
Thomas Morse 603
George Morse 519
Sarah Morse 516
James Morse 428
Charles Morse 407
Henry Morse 399
Ann Morse 359
Jane Morse 288
Frederick Morse 261
Joseph Morse 243
Eliza Morse 230
Richard Morse 221
Edward Morse 218
Emily Morse 215
Robert Morse 212
Annie Morse 211
Martha Morse 211
Ellen Morse 208
Alice Morse 187
Alfred Morse 184
Albert Morse 182

Morse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mears 40% 19,097
2 Moores 50% 17,103
3 Morse 100% 17,032
4 Moors 60% 9,008
5 Moris 60% 5,681
6 Meers 40% 2,736
7 Mares 40% 2,590
8 Mars 60% 2,464
9 Mors 80% 2,328
10 Mooris 50% 2,317
11 Maris 40% 2,024
12 Meares 33% 1,672
13 Miers 40% 1,581
14 Mores 60% 1,008
15 Mairs 40% 920
16 Moorse 83% 725
17 Maries 50% 655
18 Mories 67% 508
19 Mires 40% 460
20 Muers 40% 387
21 Amers 40% 361
22 Meeres 33% 302
23 Muras 40% 253
24 Marse 80% 232
25 Meres 40% 196
26 Morce 80% 188
27 Emers 40% 167
28 Maers 40% 117
29 Maeers 33% 109
30 Mers 60% 105

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The surname Morse is the 3rd most popular variant of Mears.

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