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    The surname Morphis

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,402 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M612

    Morphis: #19,306 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Morphis #19,306, 1,402 people Morphis: #19,306 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Morphis #19,306, 1,402 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morphis is more common than 88.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Variant of Murphy.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,402 people named Morphis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,375.

    #19,306
    rank among US surnames
    1,402
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,520)

    Who is named Morphis

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Morphis identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Morphis come from?
    Variant of Murphy.
    How common is the surname Morphis?
    1,402 people in the United States had the surname Morphis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Morphis?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Morphis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Morphis getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 2.0%.