Last Name MORDAN

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Meaning Local: Of Mordon, a township in the parish of Sedgefield, county Durham; also 'of Morden,' a parish in county Dorset, six miles from Wareham; also 'of Morden,' a parish in county Surrey, one mile from Mitcham; also 'of Morden,' two parishes in county Cambridge.
Nickname: The biter. The legend has ever been that this is the origin of this Norman name. Osbertle Mordaunt possessed Radwell, county Bedford, by gift of his brother, who had received it from the Conqueror for services rendered.
Origin English, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 46,839 (2000 US census) 31,475 (1990 US census)
Count 427 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 68.38%, or 292 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.62%, or 24 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 25.53%, or 109 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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