Definitions for Morgan
ˈmɔr gənmor·gan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morgan, Lewis Henry Morgannoun

   United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

2. Morgan, Thomas Hunt Morgannoun

   United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)

3. Morgan, Henry Morgan, Sir Henry Morgannoun

   a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

4. Morgan, Daniel Morgannoun

   soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)

5. Morgan, J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgannoun

   United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)

6. Morgannoun

   an American breed of small compact saddle horses

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1. morgannoun

   A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

2. Morgannoun

   A breed of horse originating in Vermont.

3. Morgannoun

   Any of many place names.

4. Etymology: Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan

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1. morgan

   Morgan can have several meanings in different contexts, such as: 1. Morgan in Names: It is commonly used as both first and last name. Originated from a Welsh surname which means "sea-born" or "sea-circle". 2. Morgan in Cars: Refers to the Morgan Motor Company, a British car manufacturer that specializes in hand-assembled and customizable sports cars. 3. Morgan in Horse Breeds: The Morgan is a breed of horse originated in the United States that is compact, muscular and known for its versatility. 4. Morgan in Banking: J.P. Morgan, leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States. 5. Morgan in Measurement: In genetics, the centimorgan is a unit named after Thomas Hunt Morgan, used to measure genetic distance. 6. Morgan in Literature: A character from Arthurian legend, Morgan le Fay, often portrayed as a powerful sorceress and antagonist to King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. 7. Morgan in TV and Cinema: Various characters and actors carry the name Morgan across films, televisions series, and video games. The definition largely depends on the context in which it is used.

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1. morgan

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1. MORGAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Morgan is ranked #69 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Morgan surname appeared 286,280 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 97 would have the surname Morgan.
   
   76% or 217,773 total occurrences were White.
   17.2% or 49,441 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 7,959 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 6,012 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 3,550 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 1,546 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Anthropologist
   • Biologist
   • Buccaneer
   • Financier
   • Saddle Horse
   • Soldier

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Morgan' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4759

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Morgan?

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How to say Morgan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Morgan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Morgan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Morgan in a Sentence

1. Eric Heaton:

   This isn't a one-off initiative to grow Morgan Stanley, it's an important piece.

2. Ellen White:

   You still got to score goals whoever you come across, megan Rapinoe( Morgan) scored five goals against Thailand and some of them goals were absolute screamers to be honest. Congratulations to either Rapinoe or Morgan, whoever gets the Golden Boot, but very happy to have scored six goals this tournament and to have contributed to my team.

3. Brian Kleinhanzl:

   As market activity improves, some of the cost-cutting questions at Morgan will probably go away, but as of now, it's the only lever that banks can really pull in this type of environment.

4. John Fetterman:

   I haven’t met a single person that’s said, ‘Yeah, Morgan Freeman should die in prison.’ It’s all a choice on redemption and giving somebody a chance to not die in prison that is no of any danger to the public whatsoever.

5. Gary Becket:

   Hopefully this will be over soon and they will return safely, it is a surprise to both families that this has happened and their only concern is their safety. We want to talk to [Morgan] of course about what happened, but more importantly we want them to come home.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Morgan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Morgan
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Morgan