Explore the Family Name Morato

The meaning of Morato

1. Italian (Veneto): from a derivative of Moro. 2. Spanish: topographic name from morato, a derivative of pre-Latin mor ‘pile of stones’. 3. Catalan: nickname from a variant of moretó ‘dark skinned’, a derivative of moro ‘Moor’.

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

The surname Morato saw a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The ranking of the name jumped by over 20 percent, moving up from 56,979th place in 2000 to 45,026th in 2010. Alongside this increase in rank, there was also a notable surge in the number of individuals with the Morato surname, increasing by 42.09 percent from 335 people in 2000 to 476 in 2010. This meant that in 2010, for every 100,000 people, approximately 0.16 were named Morato, a 33.33 percent increase from the 2000 figure.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#45,026	20.98%
Count	335	476	42.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.16	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morato

Regarding the ethnicity of those carrying the Morato surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed a predominantly Hispanic populace. In both 2000 and 2010, around 69 percent of those with the Morato surname identified as Hispanic. While the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and White dropped slightly (by 0.38 and 1.85 percent respectively), the Hispanic population increased marginally by 0.72 percent. Those identifying as two or more races saw a notable decrease of 41.34 percent while the proportion of Blacks and American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	69.25%	69.75%	0.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15.82%	15.76%	-0.38%
White	11.34%	11.13%	-1.85%
Two or More Races	3.58%	2.1%	-41.34%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%