How common is the last name Morgan?

276,366 people in the United States have the last name Morgan, about 1 in 1,082. It ranks #69 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MORGAN

#69

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
276,366
About
1 in 1,082
This common or more
14.2%
Who bears it

Of the 276,366 people with the last name Morgan, 72.7% reported their origin as White, 17.3% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Morgan

#67 Rogers · 289,242#68 Ortiz · 288,277#70 Gutierrez · 275,216#71 Kim · 274,068

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Morgan, most common first.

#33,969 Morgen · 720#44,751 Morgans · 516#49,989 Morgano · 453#76,032 Morgon · 273

Also a first name

As a first name, Morgan ranks #242 of 53,615, with 235,724 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1995, with 12,135 births. See Morgan as a first name

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