Moreland is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Moreland
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The surname Moreland is variant of Morland. A parish in Westmoreland.

See Morland - A parish in Westmoreland.

Lastname is variant form of the Mauley. The first mention of this occurs shortly after the death of Richard I, when John, in order to clear his way to the throne, employed his esquire Peter de Mauley, a native of Poitou, to murder his nephew, Prince Arthur, for which service DeMauley received great remuneration in the West of England. In charters, the latinization of this name, De Malo Lacu, might be supposed to be no un apt allusion to the "bad lake or pool" of blood thus unrighteously shed by the founder of the race.

One who came from Morland, i.e., grove by a moor, in Westmorland; dweller near a swamp.

Moreland is variation of Morley. One who came from Morley, i.e., wood by a marsh, the name of several places in England.

The Moreland is a variant of Mawley. See Mauley - The first mention of this occurs shortly after the death of Richard I, when John, in order to clear his way to the throne, employed his esquire Peter de Mauley, a native of Poitou, to murder his nephew, Prince Arthur, for which service DeMauley received great remuneration in the West of England. In charters, the latinization of this name, De Malo Lacu, might be supposed to be no un apt allusion to the "bad lake or pool" of blood thus unrighteously shed by the founder of the race.

How popular is Moreland?

Moreland is common in United States, England, Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, Scotland, New Zealand, South Africa.

Moreland is ranked 19496 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Moreland bearers increased by 3.84 per cent in 2010 US census to 17832 since 2000, the surname slipped by 102 spots and ranked at 2023. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.99 76.61
Black 20.18 18.9
Others 2.37 1.76
Hispanic or Latino 2.23 1.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.37
Moreland is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 28166 people have been found who wears Moreland as their family name. Moreland is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Moreland:
1,868 United States24,346
Countries with thousands of Moreland:
5,891 England1,189
Countries with hundreds of Moreland:
624 Northern Ireland600
7,942 Canada532
7,446 Australia438
1,854 Scotland366
3,698 New Zealand215
38,484 South Africa118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,244 Wales96
4,645 Ireland61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
130,198 Philippines41
145,792 Brazil36
235,280 Thailand36
4,616 Jamaica23
213,815 Germany13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
77,571 Switzerland6
349,096 France6
10,175 Trinidad and Tobago6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman William Moreland from Great Britain aboard the John Robert from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. Carpenter John Moreland, Workman James Moreland, Workman James Moreland, M. Moreland (40) Merchant, 26 years old John Moreland, Agnes Moreland, aged 27, Helen Moreland (13) Immigrant, Thomas Moreland (11) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US from London, Belfast, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Moreland Namesakes

  • Marc Moreland, American rock musician
  • Robert Moreland, British management consultant and politician
  • J. P. Moreland, American philosopher, theologian
  • Mantan Moreland, American actor and comedian most popular
  • Keith Moreland, former outfielder, catcher and infielder
  • Earthwind Moreland, former National Football League cornerback for the New England Patriots and Arena Football League cornerback/wide receiver for the Las Vegas Gladiators
  • Whitt L. Moreland, United States Marine
  • Prentice Moreland, American R&B and doo wop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s
  • Peggy Moreland, 'USA TODAY' and Waldenbooks bestselling American writer of over 40 romance novels since 1989
  • Jackie Moreland, American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and the former New Orleans Buccaneers

Moreland Namesakes

  • Marc Moreland, American rock musician
  • Robert Moreland, British management consultant and politician
  • J. P. Moreland, American philosopher, theologian
  • Mantan Moreland, American actor and comedian most popular
  • Keith Moreland, former outfielder, catcher and infielder
  • Earthwind Moreland, former National Football League cornerback for the New England Patriots and Arena Football League cornerback/wide receiver for the Las Vegas Gladiators
  • Whitt L. Moreland, United States Marine
  • Prentice Moreland, American R&B and doo wop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s
  • Peggy Moreland, 'USA TODAY' and Waldenbooks bestselling American writer of over 40 romance novels since 1989
  • Jackie Moreland, American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and the former New Orleans Buccaneers

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