Explore the Family Name Morillon

The meaning of Morillon

1. Hispanic (Mexico; Morillón): possibly of French origin (see below). Alternatively, perhaps a variant of Morillo. 2. French: from a diminutive of an old personal name Morille, ultimately from Latin Maurus ‘Mauritanian, Moor’. 3. French: nickname from morillon, a word meaning ‘black duck’, ‘black grapes’, and ‘black fabric’.

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

The surname Morillon has seen an increase in popularity in the United States over a decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 66,878th most popular surname, while by 2010, it had risen to the 48,530th position, showing a significant leap of 27.44%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 276 in 2000 to 435 in 2010, a rise of 57.61%. Proportionally, there were 0.1 people per 100,000 with the Morillon surname in 2000, which increased to 0.15 people per 100,000 in 2010 — a 50% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,878	#48,530	27.44%
Count	276	435	57.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.15	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morillon

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Morillon surname identified as Hispanic, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.65% claimed Hispanic ethnicity, and this figure remained relatively stable in 2010 at 94.94%, despite a slight drop of 0.74%. Those identifying as White represented 4.35% in 2000 and increased slightly to 5.06% in 2010. There were no changes in the percentages of Morillons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races over these years; the figures remained at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.65%	94.94%	-0.74%
White	4.35%	5.06%	16.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%