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The morgan Surname

morgan Name Meaning and History

  1. Welsh: from the Old Welsh personal name Morcant, which is of uncertain but ancient etymology.
  2. Irish: importation of the Welsh surname, to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan).
  3. Scottish: of uncertain origin; probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of morgan Families in the US in 1920
Number of morgan families
 1451-2900
 484-1450		 1-483
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welsh/irish morgans lyndo9 0
David Glyndwr Morgan xenaspice20021 0
Emily Gibbs Morgan teriley 1
William Morgan of Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia SBarrett7991 13
Obituary - James C MORGAN (d 14 Oct 2007) modusa 0
Morgan's of Duplin, N.C. cmorg007 8
Harry Morgan/Clara Simmons Morgan of Fulton Co Ga dixiejson 0
Jonas MORGAN / Virginia, 1755 Lynn Sullivan 16
Leone Morgan, Epping, Essex johnboon1 0
James Morgan and Julia Coward BrendaWright1015 1
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