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Early Origins of the Mork family

The surname Mork was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1240 when it was recorded, strangely, as Mortcombe.

Early History of the Mork family

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Mork Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morecombe, Mortcombe, Morcomb, Morecomb, Morcombe, Morcum, Morcom and many more.

Early Notables of the Mork family

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Mork Ranking

In the United States, the name Mork is the 12,173rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Mork migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mork Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • George Mork, who settled in New York in 1832
  • Birgith Mork, who settled in Wisconsin sometime between 1845 and 1856
  • Ferdinand Carlsson Mork, who settled in New York, NY in 1849
  • Anders Mork, who arrived San Francisco in 1852
  • A. G. Mork, who arrived in Boston sometime between 1880 and 1881
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Mork (post 1700) +

  • Seymour Mork, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 34th District, 1911 2
  • E. Clifford Mork (d. 1961), American politician, Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, 1959-61 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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