Explore the Family Name De Moraes

The meaning of De Moraes

Portuguese: variant of Moraes, formed with the preposition de ‘from, of’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name De Moraes in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname De Moraes has seen a surge in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 93,427 but jumped significantly to rank 65,244 by 2010, marking an impressive 30.17% change. The total count of individuals with the De Moraes name also increased from 182 to 304, up by 67.03%. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname per 100k people grew from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, indicating a rise of 42.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,427	#65,244	30.17%
Count	182	304	67.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.1	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Moraes

Analyzing the ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows a varied distribution among those carrying the De Moraes surname. In 2000, a majority identified as White (65.38%), followed by Hispanic (19.78%), those identifying with two or more races (11.54%), and Black (2.75%). However, by 2010, the percentage of Whites had risen to 82.24%, an increase of 25.79%. There was also a slight increase in individuals who identified as Black, from 2.75% to 3.29%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic fell drastically by 43.48% to 11.18%, while those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero. Interestingly, there's a new group that emerged in 2010, Asian/Pacific Islander, comprising 1.97% of the total. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	65.38%	82.24%	25.79%
Hispanic	19.78%	11.18%	-43.48%
Black	2.75%	3.29%	19.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.97%	0%
Two or More Races	11.54%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%