Explore the Family Name Morgano

The meaning of Morgano

Italian: 1. masculinized form of Morgana, from a female personal name of Celtic origin, which was widespread throughout the medieval world as a result of the Arthurian romances. 2. habitational name from a place so named in Treviso province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Biagio, Vito, Amedio, Angelo, Carlo, Carmelo, Carmine, Dante.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Morgano saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved by approximately 8.21%, moving up from 49,563 to 45,495. Furthermore, the total count of individuals with the Morgano last name increased by 18.09%, reaching 470 in 2010 from 398 in 2000. Also, the proportion of people bearing this surname per 100,000 population experienced a slight increase of 6.67%, moving from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#49,563#45,4958.21%
Count39847018.09%
Proportion per 100k0.150.166.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morgano

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals that the majority of the Morganos identified as White, with an upward shift of 0.73% between 2000 and 2010. There was a notable 41.15% increase in those identifying as Black, although still making up a smaller portion of the Morgano population. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased by 29.47%. Additionally, there was a decrease of 15.42% amongst those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander Morganos went down to 0% in 2010, indicating either no presence or suppressed data for privacy reasons. All these statistics are based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

20002010Change
White91.46%92.13%0.73%
Black2.26%3.19%41.15%
Two or More Races3.02%2.13%-29.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native2.01%1.7%-15.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic1.26%0%0%