Morphew

morphew English Etymology Norman French name borrowed from en fro malfé, fro malfeü, which in turn is derived from en la malefatus, la malefatutus, the perfect active participle of la malefor to speak ill, from en la male badly, wrong + en la for speak, say. The first part is from en itc-pro *malos, from en ine-pro *(s)mel- to deceive, cognate with lt melas lie and the first element of grc βλάσφημος jinx. The second part is from en itc-pro *fāōr, from en ine-pro *bʰéh₂ti to speak, cognate with the second element of grc βλάσφημος jinx.(2003). Morfin. In Hanks, P. (Ed.), Dictionary of American Family Names. : Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 Apr. 2023, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-43606. Proper noun s en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Morphew is the 19602nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1376 individuals. Morphew is most common among White (95.64%) individuals. References Further reading https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=morphew Morphew in Dictionary of American Family Names 2013 Oxford University Press