Moorehead (Irish (eastern Ulster): variant of Muirhead) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aaron Moorehead (born 1980), American football player Agnes Moorehead, (born 1900), American actress Alan Moorehead, Australian writer and journalist Emery Moorehead, (born 1954), former American football player Monica Moorehead, (born 1952), American politician See also Moorhead (disambiguation) Morehead (disambiguation) Surnames of Northern Ireland origin