How Many People Have the Last Name Morgan?

286,280

people had the surname Morgan in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 1,030 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#69

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

97.05

In 2010

Largest Group

76.1%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.6%

+9,880 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Morgan (76.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 17.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Morgan ranks #45. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 78.5% to 76.1%.

White 76.1%
Black 17.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8%

📈 Change Since 2000

Morgan grew from 276,400 people in 2000 to 286,280 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #62 to #69. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 102.46 to 97.05 people per 100,000.

20002010
People276,400286,280
Rank#62#69
Per 100,000 people102.4697.05

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Morgan

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#66Rogers302,261
#67Gutierrez293,218
#68Ortiz286,899
#69Morgan286,280
#70Cooper280,791
#71Peterson278,297
#72Bailey277,845

👤 Morgan as a First Name

Morgan is a first name too: about 258,357 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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