The surname Morphew
A French surname, carried by 1,376 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex M610
Origin
French origin
Norman French name borrowed from Old French malfé, malfeü, which in turn is derived from Latin malefatus, malefatutus, the perfect active participle of malefor (“to speak ill”), from Latin male (“badly, wrong”) + Latin for (“speak, say”). The first part is from Proto-Italic *malos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to deceive”), cognate with Lithuanian melas (“lie”) and the first element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”). The second part is from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”), cognate with the second element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”).
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,376 people named Morphew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,359.
Who is named Morphew
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Morphew identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 96%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Two or more races 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Morphew
Morphew has the Soundex code M610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M610.
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Morphew come from?
- Norman French name borrowed from Old French malfé, malfeü, which in turn is derived from Latin malefatus, malefatutus, the perfect active participle of malefor (“to speak ill”), from Latin male (“badly, wrong”) + Latin for (“speak, say”). The first part is from Proto-Italic *malos, from…
- How common is the surname Morphew?
- 1,376 people in the United States had the surname Morphew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Morphew?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Morphew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Morphew getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,359 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 1.3%.