Explore the Family Name Morad

The meaning of Morad

Muslim and Jewish (Israeli): from a Persian variant of the Arabic personal name Murad. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ammar, Saeed, Said, Salim, Ahmad, Ali, Ayman, Faraj, Habib, Hamid, Jamal, Laila. Jewish Yosef, Arieh, Ilan, Sholomo, Yacov, Yael.

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How common is the last name Morad in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Morad surname has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Morad ranked 35,239 in popularity, and by 2010 it dropped to 37,229, showing a decrease of around 5.65%. The count of people with the Morad surname also showed a marginal dip from 605 to 599 during this period, indicating a decline of nearly 1%. Moreover, the proportion of people with the Morad surname per 100k population saw a decrease of approximately 9.09%, moving from 0.22 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,239	#37,229	-5.65%
Count	605	599	-0.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morad

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Morad surname. In 2000, the largest group was White at 76.03%, which increased to 85.64% in 2010, marking an increase of about 12.64%. The next significant ethnicity in 2000 was individuals identifying as two or more races (10.25%), but this significantly decreased by 72.29% to 2.84% in 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics both decreased over the decade, with Asian/Pacific Islander decreasing by 18.16% and Hispanic by 14.97%. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year for the Morad surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.03%	85.64%	12.64%
Hispanic	9.42%	8.01%	-14.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.47%	2.84%	-18.16%
Two or More Races	10.25%	2.84%	-72.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%