Explore the Family Name Morante

The meaning of Morante

Spanish and Italian: from a personal name, probably a variant of Morando. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Angel, Carlos, Francisco, Juan, Manuel, Alberto, Alfredo, Andres, Arturo, Enrrique, Felipe. Italian Giovanni, Paolo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Morante has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Moving up in rank from 29,696 to 25,003, this represents a change of 15.8%. The total count of individuals with the Morante surname also grew substantially during this period, rising by 32.89% from 748 to 994 people. This resulted in an increase in the proportion of the population carrying the Morante name per 100,000 people, which rose by 21.43%, from 0.28 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,696	#25,003	15.8%
Count	748	994	32.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.34	21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morante

In terms of ethnic identity, the Morante surname has been associated with several different groups. Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the largest group in both 2000 and 2010 was Hispanic, which saw a growth of 7.70%, increasing its share from 58.29% to 62.78%. The next most common ethnicity associated with the Morante surname was White, although its percentage decreased by 17.02%, from 28.61% to 23.74%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders with the Morante surname slightly declined by 1.57%. Those identifying as two or more races saw a modest increase of 9.52%. There were no individuals with the Morante surname who identified as black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	58.29%	62.78%	7.7%
White	28.61%	23.74%	-17.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.83%	10.66%	-1.57%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.61%	9.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%