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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.

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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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