Explore the Family Name Morandi

The meaning of Morandi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Morando. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Reno, Aldo, Angelo, Carlo, Geno, Giovanni, Italo, Leno, Remo. Spanish Angel, Carlos, Enrique.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Morandi has seen a slight increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 46,839th most common surname, while a decade later it had climbed to the 45,569th position – a change of 2.71%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also rose, from 427 in 2000 to 469 in 2010, an increase of 9.84%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people named Morandi remained stable at 0.16 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,839	#45,569	2.71%
Count	427	469	9.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morandi

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Morandi surname is predominantly associated with those identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group made up 91.10% of Morandis in 2000 and 91.04% in 2010, experiencing a negligible decrease of 0.07%. The second most common ethnicity within this group is Hispanic, which saw a significant increase of 24.84%, rising from 6.32% in 2000 to 7.89% in 2010. There were no recorded Morandis identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. Notably, those identifying with two or more races disappeared from the Morandi surname population from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.1%	91.04%	-0.07%
Hispanic	6.32%	7.89%	24.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.41%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%