<P> The Welsh surname is derived from the Old Welsh personal name `` Morcant '' , which is of an uncertain origin . The surname `` Morgan '' traces its origin from the powerful Welsh family established c. 1330 by Morgan ap Llewelyn ( son of Llewelyn ap Ifor , Lord of St. Clere , and Angharad , daughter and heiress of Sir Morgan ap Maredudd ( Meredith ) , Lord of Tredegar ) , and is of Welsh origin , meaning either `` great kingdom '' or `` great hundred '' . It is a popular family name in Wales , as well as there being a group of `` Morgan '' s from `` Morgund '' . It is possible that the name was Celtic from the Cornovii Tribe who lived in the North of Scotland and in the Severn Valley near the Wrekin in Shropshire . The County of Glamorgan is named after the Princes of South Wales named `` Morgan '' , a group , part of which developed into the name Leyshon . The term for water sprites in Welsh is morgans . </P>
<P> The Welsh surname is derived from the Old Welsh personal name `` Morcant '' , which is of an uncertain origin . The surname `` Morgan '' traces its origin from the powerful Welsh family established c. 1330 by Morgan ap Llewelyn ( son of Llewelyn ap Ifor , Lord of St. Clere , and Angharad , daughter and heiress of Sir Morgan ap Maredudd ( Meredith ) , Lord of Tredegar ) , and is of Welsh origin , meaning either `` great kingdom '' or `` great hundred '' . It is a popular family name in Wales , as well as there being a group of `` Morgan '' s from `` Morgund '' . It is possible that the name was Celtic from the Cornovii Tribe who lived in the North of Scotland and in the Severn Valley near the Wrekin in Shropshire . The County of Glamorgan is named after the Princes of South Wales named `` Morgan '' , a group , part of which developed into the name Leyshon . The term for water sprites in Welsh is morgans . </P>
where did the last name morgan come from
where did the last name morgan come from
derived from the Old Welsh personal name `` Morcant '' , which is of an uncertain origin
derived from the Old Welsh personal name `` Morcant '' , which is of an uncertain origin