Last Name MORLEY

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Meaning Local: Or Morley. Parishes in counties Derby and Norfolk; also an ecclesiastic district in the parish of Batley, West Riding Yorks, besides many small localities. 'The pasture on the moor' would be styled by this name.
Local: From Morlaix, in Brittany, France, and derived from the Welsh or British word 'mor,' the sea, and 'ley,' a valley. It is situated near the sea, on a river of the same name.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 3,072 (2000 US census) 3,082 (1990 US census)
Count 10,815 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.39%, or 10100 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.01%, or 326 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.47%, or 51 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.44%, or 48 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.97%, or 105 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.72%, or 186 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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