Last Name MORSE

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Meaning The son of Morris, modified into Morse.
Probably a contraction of 'Morris.' Mors, the name of a large island in Denmark, a marsh.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 762 (2000 US census) 709 (1990 US census)
Count 41,112 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.55%, or 37638 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.35%, or 1788 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.61%, or 251 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.52%, or 214 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.55%, or 637 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.42%, or 584 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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Longest last names

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American Surnames

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