The Morgan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 286,280 people carried this name — #69 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,030 people counted. That is up 4% from 276,400 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 619 people named Morgan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 335 people named Morgan.
107 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Morbihan.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
270 people named Morgan live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
109 people named Morgan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 297 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 46 people named Morgan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Morgan in American newspapers,
1912–1942.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,726,810 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Morgan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anne Morgan, Baroness Hunsdon 1529–1607 · lady-in-waiting -
Charles Morgan 1795–1878 · businessperson -
Junius Spencer Morgan 1813–1890 · banker -
John Hunt Morgan 1825–1864 · military personnel -
Elliot S.N. Morgan 1832–1894 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 184 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Morgan.
- Moreton 652 · U.S. census
- Moretti 3,858 · U.S. census
- Moretto 524 · U.S. census
- Morey 10,894 · U.S. census
- Morfin 4,505 · U.S. census
- Morgado 1,803 · U.S. census
- Morgante 343 · U.S. census
- Morganti 1,078 · U.S. census
- Morge 122 · U.S. census
- Morgen 621 · U.S. census
- Morgenstern 2,738 · U.S. census
- Morgenthaler 548 · U.S. census
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