Explore the Family Name Morice

The meaning of Morice

1. French: variant of Maurice (see Morris). 2. Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Morris. 3. Hispanic: probably of French origin (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Raul, Carlos, Jorge, Leticia, Rafael.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Morice saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Morice ranked 43,875th in terms of commonality and increased its ranking to 43,206th by 2010, which represents a 1.52% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose by almost 8%, from 463 people in 2000 to 500 people in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,875	#43,206	1.52%
Count	463	500	7.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morice

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Morice identify as White, although there was a small decrease from 77.11% in 2000 to 75.20% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased notably during this decade, going from 14.90% to 17.80%. There was a negligible decrease within the Black community, with the percentage dropping slightly from 5.83% to 5.80%. No individuals with the surname Morice identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or as belonging to two or more races during either census year. Furthermore, there were no reported American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname in 2010, compared to a 1.08% representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.11%	75.2%	-2.48%
Hispanic	14.9%	17.8%	19.46%
Black	5.83%	5.8%	-0.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.08%	0%	0%