# Morgan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morgan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 286,280 |
| US rank (2010) | 69 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,078 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (276,400 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɔɹɡən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

from Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from *mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or *mọr (“great”) (Old Welsh maur) + *kantos (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morgan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Morgan in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Wales and Poland.

## People named Morgan

- Thomas Hunt Morgan, American biologist and professor from Kentucky (1866–1945)
- J. P. Morgan, American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
- Alex Morgan, American soccer player
- Lewis H. Morgan, American anthropologist (1818–1881)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
- Frank Morgan, actor (1890-1949)
- Robin Morgan, American feminist writer
- Tracy Morgan, American actor and comedian
- Barbara Morgan, astronaut
- Lindsey Morgan, American actress
- Harry Morgan, American actor (1915–2011)
- Lee Morgan, American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)

and 87 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Morgenstern, Morejon, Morison, Morganti, Morgenthau, Morrison, Marroquin, Marcum, Merchant, Markham, Marchand, Marchant.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.