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There are approximately 136,576 people named Morgan in the UK. That makes it the 42nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2,162 are named Morgan.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Morgan surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From Mor, the sea, and gan, born; the same as Pelagius--born on the sea, from the Greek ??, the sea. Mor, the sea, and gan, by or near--near the sea, a locality.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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