Explore the Family Name Morera

The meaning of Morera

Spanish and Catalan: habitational name from a place called (La) Morera, especially Morera in Badajoz province and La Morera de Montsant in Catalonia, named with Spanish and Catalan morera ‘mulberry tree’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Angel, Jose, Luis, Juan, Carlos, Jorge, Julio, Justo, Manuel, Miguel, Alberto, Alfredo.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Morera has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 25,169th most popular and rose to 22,319th by 2010, a change of approximately 11.32%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 924 to 1,155, marking a 25% growth. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname grew by about 14.71%, moving from 0.34 to 0.39.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,169	#22,319	11.32%
Count	924	1,155	25%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.39	14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morera

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Morera also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The Hispanic ethnicity claimed the largest percentage, increasing from 86.04% in 2000 to 91.08% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as White fell significantly, from 12.34% to 7.27%. There was a minor presence of the Asian/Pacific Islander group, which appeared in 2010 at 1.13%, while those claiming two or more races dropped out of the data completely from 0.97% in 2000 to zero. The Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups were not represented in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.04%	91.08%	5.86%
White	12.34%	7.27%	-41.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.13%	0%
Two or More Races	0.97%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%