Morse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Morse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Morse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 338
Agricultural Labourer 49
Labourer 44
Ag Labourer 23
General Servant 21
Domestic Servant 20
Mason 17
Farm Servant 15
Dress Maker 15
Coal Miner 14
Annuitant 10
Collier 10
Laundress 10
Gardener 9
Baker 8
Carpenter 8
Grocer 8
Servant 8
Farmers Daughter 8
Farmer 8
Milliner 8
Stone Mason 8
House Keeper 7
Farmers Son 7
Wife Of Above 7

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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