Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
MORDAUNT
There are approximately 414 people named Mordaunt in the UK. That makes it the 11,400th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Mordaunt.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
MordanMordente
Mordaunte
Morddaunt
Mourdaunt
Merdaunt
Mardaunt
Mordaunty
Moradaunt
Mordauant
Mordant
Maudaunt
Mordurn
Mordantt
Mordante
Mordannt
Moredant
Mourdant
Mordaint
Mordvaunt
Mordaont
Mordanti
The Mordaunt surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MORDAUNT. Accordincr to the senealogy of this family, printed temp. Charles II., their patriarch was Sir Osbert le Mordaunt, who possessed Kadwell, co. Bedford, by the gift of his brother, who had received it from the Conqueror, for services rendered by himself and his father. Le Mordannt — " the Biter " — is evidently a sobriquet allusive to some feat performed with the teeth.